Norrbotten Region

"Continued high infection rates" and "Continued increased pressure in healthcare with a risk of displacement effects".

This is how the Norrbotten region describes the situation in this week's corona report.

Before the Easter weekend, the infection control doctor Anders Nystedt hopes that people have learned lessons from previous holidays.

- The feeling is that burnt children shun the fire, now they have seen what happened after the sports holiday with a strong spread of infection.

We're so close now.

If we have endured a year, we can probably endure a few more months, because soon we will all be vaccinated, he says to SVT Norrbotten.

In the region, there has been an increase in cases in the age group 14-21 years.

According to infection tracing, a youth party in Jokkmokk during the sports holiday is behind a large part of the disease cases.

- It is dangerous with young people who are free from school.

There is probably less risk of spreading the infection if they have the school in mind, says Anders Nystedt.

Halland Region

The region is the hardest hit when it comes to the number of corona falls per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the latest compilation from the Swedish Public Health Agency.

And the spread of infection continues to increase.

- Last week we had the highest figures regarding the number of cases we have had since the pandemic started, says Maria Ryberg Mo, infection control doctor in the Halland region.

A party at a student residence has made headlines after more than 50 students from Halmstad University have been confirmed infected with covid-19. 

- It is individual students who unfortunately have not followed the rules that the university has set up or the recommendations that exist in society, says Maria Ryberg Mo.

Region Västra Götaland

Last week, more than 7,500 new corona cases were found in the region - which is 22 percent more than the week before and the third week in a row with an increase.

All hospitals in the region report an increase in the number of corona patients.

Before the Easter weekend, Smittskydd Västra Götaland appeals to the county residents not to spend time in groups.

- There is really only one call that applies now - avoid all other contacts than the ones you live with.

This applies to all of us, regardless of age.

Where people meet, there is the spread of infection.

It's just as simple, says infection control doctor Thomas Wahlberg in a press release.