One new Covid case, one goes into intensive care

One of the two people currently receiving hospital treatment for Covid-19 is now receiving treatment in intensive care.

One person tested positive from the 608 tests carried out yesterday.

Four of those who tested positive this month have now recovered, which means the total number of active cases is now 144.

The daily number of positive tests announced since last Monday has been as follows: 13, 14, 12, 5, 3, 2 and 1.

Location, age and gender

According to the latest figures on corona.fo, from Saturday 15 August, Suðurstreymoy has the highest number of active cases, with 93, followed by Eysturoy (17), Suðuroy (12), Sandoy (7), Vágar and Norðstreymoy (3) and Norðoyggjar (2). The location of the remaining six cases registered by Saturday has not yet been specified.

The 20-29 age group dominates the statistics, with 48 cases registered so far. Next up is the 30-39 group (19), followed by the 40-49s and the 10-19s (18), the 70-79s and the 0-9s (11), the 50-59s (10), the 60-69s (4) and the 80+ age group (1). The remaining cases have not yet been specified according to age.

According to Saturday’s figures, the gender split among those infected is 56 percent men and 44 percent women.

For further information about Covid-19 in the Faroes, visit corona.fo.

Translated by prosa.fo