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In October, 104 people died in Sweden with confirmed covid-19, according to figures from the Public Health Agency. As death reporting is delayed, the number of deaths will adjust further.
In September, just over half died: 53 people.
At Tuesday’s press conference, state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell mentioned the rise in the death toll, after first addressing the sharp increase in the number of infected people in Sweden in recent weeks, which is also beginning to be seen in care. intensive.
– There is also starting to be a weak trend for the number of deaths to start increasing as well, from very low levels, but even there now we see a development in the wrong direction, unfortunately, Tegnell said.
Sweden had the highest number of deaths in the Nordic countries
He also said that Sweden, like the rest of the Nordic countries, has had a less negative development than the rest of Europe.
– In the Nordic countries we have done relatively well so far, but it is difficult to know how it will develop in the long term, he said.
Sweden currently has death rates much lower than several countries on the continent, but higher than all other Nordic countries combined.
Norway had eight deaths in October, according to figures from the European Infection Control Agency ECDC. Iceland had two and Finland 15. Denmark had 69 deaths in October, which is a slightly higher per capita death rate than Sweden.
The Swedish death toll is still much lower than last spring, when as many people died every day over a period of time as it is now for a whole month.
– There is a long way to go until there is an adequate load on care, says Tegnell.
