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The spread of covid-19 is increasing and thus also the demand for covid tests.
At Apoteket, sales of antigen tests have increased by almost 30 percent in the last week. And compared to the month before, the increase is over 100 percent.
“We see a clear connection between the demand for antigen tests and the proportion of positive test responses. It is almost exactly the same percentage increase in the number of antigen tests sold as the percentage increase in the percentage of positive test responses,” says Elin Sundin, category manager at Apoteket, in a press release.
The number of confirmed cases of covid-19 is increasing sharply in Sweden. In week 48, a total of 6,716 cases were reported according to the Public Health Agency’s latest statistics – an increase of 58 percent compared to the previous week.
“In twelve regions, the number of cases increased by more than 50 percent between weeks,” the authority writes on its website.