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At midnight, 34,748 corona-infected people were registered in this country, a daily increase of 480. According to VG, the infection trend in this country is now decreasing.
The number of infections appears in the preliminary summary of the national infectious disease notification system (MSIS).
As of midnight Thursday night, 34,268 people were infected with corona. Therefore, the number from the night to Friday is 480 higher.
According to VG’s calculation of the trend shows that Norway now, for the first time since a single day on August 19, has a downward trend of infection.
– Obviously had an effect
– In recent weeks, a series of infection control measures have been implemented, both at the national level and in the largest cities. This has obviously had an effect, assistant health director Espen Rostrup Nakstad tells the newspaper.
The numbers will keep dropping if everyone continues to follow infection control rules, he believes. At the same time, the call is to be careful.
– The situation is still very vulnerable. It isn’t long before the arrows are pointing up again, says Nakstad.
123 in the hospital
So far, just over 2.2 million people have been tested for the coronavirus in this country.
123 corona patients were hospitalized Thursday. Seven more than the day before.
A total of 316 people infected with the crown have died in Norway since March, preliminary figures show. It is not always possible to establish whether patients have died from or with COVID-19.
63.6 percent of all deaths have reached the age of 80. In the age group under 50 years, eight deaths have been reported in Norway.
(© NTB)
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