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Record number of covid patients in hospitals in Skåne – more have died

On Monday, a new record was broken for the number of patients with covid-19 admitted to hospitals in Skåne. The pressure on the healthcare system has increased greatly. And just in the last 24 hours alone, several hundred new cases have been confirmed – and more people have died.
Kristianstad • Publicerad 15 december 2020
359 patients are being treated at hospitals in Skåne.
359 patients are being treated at hospitals in Skåne.Foto: Mark Hanlon

A total of 43,414 people in Skåne have been affected by covid-19 since measuring began in March. This is shown in statistics from December 14th. There are no statistics on how many of them have recovered.

”533 people from Skåne have now died from covid-19. That is 44 more than last week.”
Facts

Number of people being treated in hospitals in Skåne

Total number of people infected in hospitals in Skåne: 359 (of these, 26 are in intensive care)

Kristianstad: 48 (of which 5 are in intensive care)

Helsingborg: 62 (5)

Malmö: 144 (5)

Lund: 100 (11)

Ystad: 5 (0)

The pressure on the healthcare system has increased greatly over the weekend. A total of 359 covid patients are now being treated in Skåne, of which 26 are in intensive care. That is, they need respiratory aid. That is 51 more patients than there were on Friday.

At the Central Hospital in Kristianstad, CSK, 48 covid patients are now being treated. Another ward was opened a week ago for those who have been infected. There is now room for a total of 55 people.

The number of deaths have also increased over the past week. 533 people from Skåne have now died from covid-19. That is 44 more than last week.

More information at krisinformation.se/en

Facts

Covid-19 statistics in Skåne December 14th

New found covid-19 cases: 444

Total number of covid-19 cases found: 43,414

Admitted to IVA with confirmed covid-19: 26

Admitted to the ward with confirmed covid-19: 333

Number of deaths from covid-19: 533 (last updated December 14th)

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