The infection control doctor is worried about the spread - more deaths are expected in Norrbotten

From week 6 to 7, cases in Norrbotten increased by as much as 53 percent.

Between the seventh and eighth weeks of the year, the falls rose by another eleven percent and Luleå is hardest hit.

- It is a big city and you get as sick in covid-19 as Luleåbo as any other Norrbotten.

Everyone in the whole of Norrbotten must continue to have their guard up, but perhaps especially Luleå residents, he says.

More deaths to wait

The pressure on healthcare in the region is great in general and on IVA in particular.

- The infection situation is worrying, especially in the last two weeks.

We know that there will be consequences for care needs and that we will see deaths.

In the clip, you hear Anders Nystedt's thoughts on local restrictions and which group has been most infected in the near future.