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A nurse performs a covid test on a patient. Stock Photography.
Covida infection continues to increase. And this is no less remarkable in the nursing homes of the country.
– Infection increases in special homes. The level is where we reported last spring. But the spring numbers were just below because we are testing more now, with milder diagnoses. We can expect it to be declining. It’s a serious situation that continues, says Iréne Nilsson Carlsson, public health adviser to the National Board of Health and Welfare, at today’s joint press conference.
67 new deaths
67 new deaths with confirmed covid-19 have been reported in Sweden, announces the Public Health Agency. Thus, a total of 6,622 infected people have died in the country.
A total of 236,355 people have been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 in Sweden.
– Even if we have a slowdown in the increase, we do not have a reduction in the number of cases. There is a great risk that there will be a burden on health and the rest of society. It’s really important that we can break that trend, says state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.
– It is a very clear age relationship, he says because of the mortality in the coronavirus.
– It is very important to remember this when we approach vaccination. The model suggests that we have a further spread of the infection for a few weeks before it breaks. If we can continue to keep our contacts low, we can probably hope it is correct.
Early january
Anders Tegnell says Sweden can start vaccinating in January at the earliest.
– It’s the big picture we have at the moment, he says.
It further states that the local general councils have influenced the infection situation.
– We have had a decreasing rate since we introduced these tips. But we can’t say exactly how much of an impact it had on the decline. We are not completely satisfied until we lower it to a lower level, says Anders Tegnell.
“Much was lost”
Anders Tegnell will be asked at the press conference how many more are expected to be infected with the virus and how many more will die before a decrease in the so-called curve is observed.
Tegnell responds that “enough data is needed to make good forecasts and scenarios” and points out that a lot will be decided on how good we are at following the recommendations and advice that exist now.
The state epidemiologist is also asked about Christmas and says “we have to adjust to this being a different Christmas.”
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