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Stockholm sewage shows that corona infection is increasing rapidly in the region.
This is what the Royal Institute of Technology researchers write in a press release.
They have conducted analyzes showing that the amount of coronavirus found in wastewater has doubled in September, and is back at the same level as in May.
Twice as infected as in Sweden
– We see clear increases in results from week 39 to the end of September. Then the amount of the virus approaches May levels, says Cecilia Williams, a KTH professor in the press release.
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Greater number of infected
He claims that the increasing number of cases in the region in recent weeks is reflected in the wastewater, and not because it is being analyzed further.
Infection Warning: – Perfect Storm
– My interpretation is that the latest increase is definitely about a greater number of infected people in society. It will be interesting to see the results next week if the trend continues and the number of covid-19 cases continues to rise, Williams says.
It was Dagens Nyheter who first covered the case.
Samples of sewage can show how the concentration of the virus increases in the population before virus tests, a researcher tells the newspaper.
Exposed to hatred and threats
– False security
Emma Frans, who has a PhD in epidemiology, now describes the current infection situation as something of a breaking point in Sweden.
– At this time there is a risk that the spread of the infection will accelerate again. We want to get back to the life we had before, and the low spread of the infection this summer has given us a false sense of security, he tells Expressen.
Last week, Dagbladet wrote about how infection cases in Stockholm had nearly doubled for two weeks in a row.
The coronavirus infection then spread to all population groups and again made its way into nursing homes in the regions.
– So far we see an increase everywhere, Maria Rotzén Östlund, a doctor in infection control functions in the Stockholm Region, told the TT news agency.
