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The EU crisis authority ECDC, European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, has updated the situation regarding coronary heart disease in Europe.
The new figures show that Norway now has a greater spread of the infection than Sweden with 24.8 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. The corresponding figure in Sweden is 24.0.
In Denmark, the figure is 43.3. However, Sweden still has higher death rates per 100,000 inhabitants than Denmark and Norway.
The sharp increase in Norway is explained by large local outbreaks, such as in Bergen, Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad, Dagbladet writes.
Opens for more travel between Norway and Sweden
Camilla Stoltenberg, director of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, tells Dagbladet that the new figures open up to more trips allowed between Norway and Sweden.
– I think that Sweden and Norway will benefit from having a low level of infection together, so that you can also cross borders like before. It looks quite promising, but we must stop our increasing pressure from infection. I think Sweden will continue its decline, but there is always the risk of an increase as long as only a small part of the population is immune, he tells Dagbladet.
The country most affected in Europe in the last two weeks is Spain with 270.7 infections per 100,000 inhabitants. France has 151.3, Czech Republic 106.2, United Kingdom 48.6 and Italy 32.2.
So many have been infected per 100,000 inhabitants
Spain: 270.7
France: 151.3
UK: 48.6
Italy: 32.2
Germany: 21.3
Romania: 85.3
Belgium: 55.5
Sweden: 24.0
Netherlands: 65.8
Poland: 19.5
Portugal: 57.0
Czech Republic: 106.2
Austria: 67.9
Ireland: 41.0
Denmark: 43.3
Bulgaria: 24.7
Croatia: 86.0
Greece: 28.5
Norway: 24.8
Hungary: 63.0
Finland: 8.4
Luxembourg: 94.3
Slovakia: 29.6
Slovenia: 37.0
Lithuania: 16.4
Estonia: 22.0
Malta: 78.8
Island: 17.4
Cyprus: 4.6
Latvia: 4.6
Liechtenstein: 5.2
Footnote: Figures show the number of infections per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks.
Source: ECDC
