500 new covid-cases in Skåne in the past 24 hours
During the past 24 hours 494 new cases of covid-19 have been confirmed. In all, just over 118,000 people in Skåne have been infected.
In Skåne 144 covid patients are being treated in hospital, of whom 22 are in intensive care. In Kristianstad, Malmö and Lund there is a slight increase in the number of in-patients from the day before. The number of covid patients has fallen in both Helsingborg and Ystad.
More people in Skåne have been vaccinated against covid-19. On Friday 10.5 per cent, more than 115,000 people, had received their first dose.
Covid situation in Skåne on 19th March
New confirmed cases of covid-19: 494
Total number of confirmed covid-19 cases: 118,521
Patients in intensive care with confirmed covid-19: 22
Patients in hospital with confirmed covid-19: 122
Number of deaths from covid-19: 1 622 (updated 17th March)
'Total number vaccinated with first dose: 115,666 (10.5 per cent)
Total number fully vaccinated: 48,613 (4.4 per cent)
Source: Region Skåne
