Sweden has recorded 40 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,122.
The leading Swedish epidemiologist and "architect" of the strategy to deal with the pandemic this country said that immunity to Covid-19 in Sweden could be lower than expected. calculated before, because the number of daily deaths from the disease has risen to its highest level in many months.
Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, who refused to block the country and use a mask in Sweden, also admitted the country was struggling with a second outbreak after speaking in August saying that "Such a scenario is unlikely to happen".
"I don't think definition is so important, but we are seeing community contagion simultaneously increasing in many areas right now," Tegnell said at a press conference.
Health Authority data shows that Sweden recorded 4,658 new Covid-19 infections on November 12, closely following the daily record recorded last week, during a rebound outbreak. Covid-19.
Mr. Tegnell does not expect much that a serious spring outbreak in Sweden could increase immunity in the community. He also said that the number of undetected positive cases may have been lower than previously forecast.
While health officials emphasize public immunity (when enough people in a population develop immunity to the disease to prevent the disease from spreading effectively) has never been an item. pepper, it was mentioned as a possible Swedish strategy.
Sweden on 12/11 recorded 40 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,122 people. Although less than 100 people from the peak in the spring epidemic, the number is still much higher than the late summer and early autumn epidemic as the rate of deaths slows down to a single digit in most every day.
Compared to its population size, Sweden had a much larger death toll from Covid-19 than its Nordic neighbors, though not as many as Europe's most heavily affected countries such as Spanish and English.