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A total of 637 people have been diagnosed with corona infection during the pandemic period, Moss Township said Saturday.
Earlier this week, two Ekholt school employees were diagnosed with the infection, and on Saturday three more employees and a student were confirmed to be infected.
Therefore, a total of 155 students and 14 employees have been quarantined at Ekholt School and five students and one employee at Moss Cultural School.
– A strain to be quarantined now that it’s Christmas
– Unfortunately, we are facing an outbreak at Ekholt School where many students and staff are affected. It is a demanding situation and it is an extra effort for all those who now have to be quarantined now that it is Christmassays municipal chief physician Karianne Jenseg Bergman.
– It is not inconceivable that more cases could occur as a result of this outbreak in the coming days, but we have a good overview of all those affected thanks to the great effort of the school and the monitoring of infections, he adds.
Also on Friday, nine new cases of infection were reported, while the previous day 14 new cases were recorded.
50 new cases of infection in Østfold
In the last 24 hours, 50 new cases of infection have been reported in Østfold, reports NRK. In Sarpsborg alone, there are 22 new cases of infection, while there are 15 new ones in Fredrikstad.
14 of the new cases in Sarpsborg are infected by known close contacts, two have probable routes of infection, while seven have unknown routes of infection r) Close contacts have been notified and quarantined, says the municipality.
In Fredrikstad, the 15 new cases of infection are known close contacts, the municipality declared late Friday.
Nine new cases of infection in Drammen
There have been nine new corona infections in Drammen in the last 24 hours. Eight are close contacts of known cases of infection, while one has an unknown route of infection.
Drammen Township said Saturday that extended testing of employees and residents at the Fjell Housing and Service Center has shown infection in three more employees.
A resident of the Bråta Residential and Activity Center has been diagnosed with coronary heart disease and systematic testing of the affected unit has been initiated. As a result of this case, five employees are in quarantine.
– Infection found in nursing homes comes from outside
– When we report an infection in health institutions, this can give the impression that the corona infection occurs mainly here. But in nursing homes and other health care institutions, the focus is on detecting coronary heart disease. In nursing homes, a weekly employee sampling was implemented this week. Infection found in nursing homes comes from societysays municipal chief John David Johannessen.
Johannesen emphasizes that it is therefore important that everyone is tested for signs of respiratory disease, and that this does not only apply to those who work in healthcare companies.
– If you are sick you should stay home
– Here we all have to do our part, so that the infection can be stopped before it spreads further.
If you are sick, you should stay home and make sure you have a coronation test. There is good capacity in the test station and the response time is very short. We currently receive responses the same day or the next day, says Johannessen.
1,864 people have been diagnosed with corona infection in Drammen Township since the outbreak began in March.
24 new corona cases in Skien
On Friday, 24 new corona cases were recorded in Skien. Many of those infected are close contacts who are already in quarantine, says the municipality.
The development of the infection in Skien is described as still negative, the municipality writes in a press release.
On Wednesday, there were 32 new cases of infection in Skien, while on Thursday there were 22 new infections.
Among other things, corona infection has been detected in an employee of the Marensro nursery within the adapted services, and infection has been detected in a recipient of the service in the Ytre Gjerpen 2 home service area. Tracing is already underway infection and infection control measures have been implemented.
For the offers of relief within the adapted services, the infection situation leads to a reduced offer.
Fewer people were infected in Kongsberg in the past 24 hours
The number of new infections in Kongsberg has dropped to seven in the past 24 hours. On Thursday and Friday, 25 and 15 new cases of contagion were registered.
Mayor Kari Anne Sand (Sp) tells NRK that the outbreak at the Skinnarberga health center appears to be returning. Skinnarberga is one of several nursing homes that are severely affected by coronary heart disease.
– There is a known route of infection in all, and several of the cases of infection are close contacts of people already infected. All infections are related to known environments , writes the rapporteur in a text message to Laagendalsposten.
– Many compliments and many thanks to the Skinnarberga employees for their prompt and specific handling of the outbreak that has yielded this positive outcome, writes the Mayor.
There are now 218 people in quarantine, and many of them must be quarantined on Christmas Eve as well.
13 new cases of infection in Bærum
There have been 13 new cases of infection in Bærum in the last 24 hours.
A total of 1,374 people have been diagnosed with covid-19 during the pandemic, the municipality of Bærum reported on Saturday.
Both on Thursday and Friday, 14 new cases of contagion were reported in the municipality.
On Friday, the municipality of Bærum decided to continue with the infection control measures that were adopted on December 4. The spread of the infection has increased in the last week, after a period of flattening. The infection has been detected in several schools and institutions.
