STOCKHOLM – Sweden, which has moved away from the lockouts around the pandemic, recorded 4,697 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, the highest number since the start of the pandemic, according to statistics from fitness companies.
Accumulation compares to a peak of 4,034 new daily instances recorded on Thursday. The Health Agency said the peak in the spring probably several times higher, but not recorded due to less evidence at the time.
Sweden recorded new DEATHS by COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total to 6,022 deaths. Sweden’s capita mortality rate is several times higher than that of its Nordic neighbours, but it is lower than that of some primary European countries, such as Spain. and Britain.
(Reporting through Johan Ahlander, edited through Anna Ringstrom)
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