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Sweden sees highest number of Covid patients since January 2021

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Sweden sees highest number of Covid patients since January 2021
An antigen test showing a positive result for Covid-19. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

New statistics from the National Board of Health and Welfare show that Sweden has not seen this many patients being treated for Covid-19 since the peak of the pandemic in January 2021.

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In total, statistics from the National Board of Health and Welfare show that 2,179 patients are currently being treated for Covid-19 in Sweden.

This is the highest number of Covid-19 patients seen in Sweden in roughly two years - the highest peak was recorded in January 2021, when 2,972 patients were receiving treatment at the same time.

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Despite this, only 48 patients are currently in intensive care, compared with the 557 patients treated in intensive care in April 2020.

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