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The latest statistics from the Public Health Authority show that a total of 3,255 people have died in covid-19 suites in Sweden. This is an increase of five people in the last 24 hours. But despite the low figure, it is not an idea to make the leap. As usual, there will be a delay in the figures that will not be seen until next week.
– Individual figures are very difficult to assess today. But unfortunately I wouldn’t put too much hope in today’s figure, says Anders Tegnell, a state epidemiologist at the Public Health Authority.
The updated figures also show that a total of 26,322 have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus in Sweden.
– It is stable in Sweden as a whole. There is continued high pressure on medical care and it is very important that we follow the recommendations to keep a distance, stay home if you are sick, and keep social contacts low.
“Good sign”
Even in intensive care, one sees a glow. A total of 1,723 people have received or have received intensive care for covid-19.
– If you look at the curve over time, it is now quite clear that it is slowly but surely declining. There is intense pressure in intensive care, but we also hear that caution is beginning to start other health care operations in Stockholm, and that’s a good sign, says Tegnell.
Generally positive messages increase the likelihood that the spread of the virus will decrease in the summer, according to the state epidemiologist.
– Our assessment is that it will be so. Our models look that way, immunity seems to be increasing rapidly in large sections of the population and is heating up, which means it is more in the environment where the virus thrives and spreads worse.
– All this should mean that we can look forward to a summer when it will be calmer than it is now anyway.
Calmer period awaits
TT: Do you see stabilization as a sign that Sweden’s strategy is working?
– Great care must be taken when discussing which strategies work and which don’t. But this gives us hope that we can expect a period when we will be calmer in healthcare and in society, says Anders Tegnell.
However, in one sense, the strategy has been successful: the recommendations of the Public Health Authority have had a major impact during the pandemic.
– It is very positive and shows that the Swedes have made a great effort to isolate themselves and stay home when they are sick. We hope it lasts, he says.
Alice Nordevik / TT
Sign at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge showing the way for ambulances that need to be cleaned. Stock Photography. Image: Pontus Lundahl / TT
