The daily update from the Statens Serum Institut on the development of the outbreak of the coronavirus in Denmark, shows no new deaths on Tuesday. At the same time, the number of persons hospitalized with coronavirus decreased by six persons, to 73.
Thus continues the trend of a decreasing number of inpatients since the start of april.
Of the inpatients are 15 according to the update Tuesday at an intensive care unit. Of them are five persons in the respirator
It is also less than it has been in the past. For a week side were 21 patients with coronavirus admitted to the intensive departments, while 11 were in the respirator.
According to professor of infectious diseases at Rigshospitalet in copenhagen, Jens Lundgren confirms the figures, a positive development in Denmark
– Development is stable and with declining indicators of the continued spread of infection. Spread of infection is seen primarily in the metropolitan area the last seven days, saith his assessment.
He bites at the same time, the brand in the again on Tuesday recorded a high number of tests, but have positive test results, must and get new admissions.
– Thus, smittetrykket remains under one, and without that there is there is a sign for starting the acceleration of the spread of infection, says the professor.
Therefore, Denmark is also well placed at the entrance to the genåbningens phase 3, which is agreed by the parties in the Folketing. Monday opened among other things, swimming pools and gyms.
– We have a high testkapacitet, so it is still important that persons who have symptoms that may be caused by coronaviruses, lets say test, and persons in close contact with known infected individuals (persons, ed.) also lets say test four and eight days after exposure to infection, ” says Jens Lundgren.
As there was the highest number of inpatients, there were 535 hospitalized in Denmark with a coronavirus. The day after was 138 patients admitted to the intensive care unit associated with a respirator.
