The two men lived, like the first death, on a special living in the municipality of Torsås, Region Kalmar writes in a press release

- Every week random sampling takes place at special accommodation in all the county's municipalities. So far, only at a residence that covid-19 has been discovered in connection with these samples. It is the most frail elderly who are most at risk of serious illness. Therefore, it is important that the visitor ban is complied with and that we discover early on whether there is covid-19 in the accommodation, says infectious disease doctor Lisa Labbé Sandelin.

Infected personnel at the county hospital

In addition to the regular sampling at special residents, patients with respiratory symptoms and / or fever are admitted to hospital. Continuous sampling also takes place among key persons in the healthcare sector.

Nevertheless, in a ward at the county hospital it has been found that both patients and staff have become infected.

- Infection tracking is initiated and it is unclear how the infection got into the hospital, says Lisa Labbé Sandelin

On Wednesday, a total of 38 people were confirmed to have covid-19 in Kalmar County. Seventeen people were hospitalized, three of whom were in the intensive care unit.