In the weeks before Midsummer, no or single cases were reported each week, but from the last week of June around 10 cases per week have been confirmed. Sampling of waste water also shows a clear increase in the spread of infection between 1 and 8 July.
Now only patients who are in need of care are tested, and not all who show symptoms. This makes it difficult to estimate how extensive the spread of infection is based on the region’s confirmed cases, but sewage samples give an idea of what it looks like in society at large.
– What you can say from the cases that have been confirmed and samples of waste water is that you are seeing an increased spread of infection, says Lisa Fohlin.
Not unique to Jämtland
This is not unique to the county, but you see the same trend in the rest of Sweden and around Europe. In Sweden, as in Europe, it is so far at low levels, although an increase can be seen.