Week by week, the number of cases of covid-19 found increased in Gävleborg, up until last week, when there was a slight decrease, 103 new cases were found. The number of deceased people also follows the same pattern with slightly fewer last week. In total, 48 have died so far.

14 are currently being cared for in intensive care units at the moment.

However, a peak has not been established, according to the infection control physician.

- It's very good right now and we can hope that it will last. The fewer we discover, the less risk of becoming seriously ill, says Signar Mäkitalo.

Cleaning is customized

Infection spread is in the hospitals. One step in suppressing it is to clean more than usual. More cleaners and an extension to working around the clock are some of the measures. So far, one in the cleaning force has been found infected by the new corona virus.

The cleaning force has been increased from 160 to 175 people, says operations manager Madelene Lindh. Photo: Anders Sundin / SVT

- To deal with the cleaning itself with infections, we can do that before. The big adjustment has been to be where the care needs us, says Madelene Lindh, operations manager at Region Gävleborg.