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INCREASE IN INFECTIONS: Stavanger now has an increasing tendency for infections. Photo: Fredrik Hagen
36 people were registered infected in Stavanger on Christmas Eve, according to figures from the municipality. This is the highest number in a day since the start of the pandemic.
The VG overview shows that Stavanger has an increasing tendency for infections. Emergency management will meet at 12 noon and will provide more information after the meeting.
Two of those who were registered infected on Christmas Eve are taxi drivers. Nine have uncertain sources of infection, six of the cases have an unknown source of infection, while the majority are close contacts with known cases of infection.
On Christmas Eve, 16 infected people were registered. Four of those infected were taxi drivers with an unknown source of infection.
The chief infection control physician, Runar Johannessen, told VG on Thursday that the municipality is in contact with taxi companies and working on infection detection.
Several of the little ones infected on Christmas Eve are close contacts of taxi drivers.
On Saturday, the municipality announced in a press release that five drivers distributed in Bryne Taxi, Vibå Jærtaxi and Stavanger Taxi tested positive for covid-19. The municipality asked people who have traveled with taxi companies in the period from December 10 to 17 to be especially attentive to symptoms.
For a long time there has been little infection in the municipality. During the last week 18 new cases were registered, of which no new cases were registered on two of the days. In the first three days of this week, 30 new cases have been registered.
Stavanger Mayor Kari Nessa Nordtun said Thursday that the municipality is monitoring the taxi industry and working to get infection control councils out again.
– In emergency management, we closely monitor the development of the infection and continually assess whether new measures need to be implemented, whether it is in the taxi industry or other areas where we see the infection increasing, says the mayor of Stavanger Kari Nessa Nordtun.
