Fourth day with no new domestic Covid cases

No positive Covid-19 tests have been registered since Friday, and the number of active cases has now come down to 37.

This figure does not include the 29 crew members of Russian trawler Yantarnyy, currently docking at the port of Kollafjørður, who tested positive on Sunday.

One new positive test has, however, been added to the total after an inbound traveller tested positive at the airport. According to chief medical officer Lars Fodgaard, this person has been infected but has now recovered.

Situation now largely under control

Some confusion arose last week when the health authorities failed to trace three positive tests.

This confusion was, however, cleared when follow-up tests revealed that the people in question had not contracted the virus, leading Møller to conclude that the domestic Covid situation is largely under control.

Four people are currently receiving hospital treatment for Covid-19, including two Russian sailors, who are undergoing respirator treatment.

The official number of people in quarantine is now 213.

Location, age and gender

According to the latest figures on corona.fo, updated yesterday, Suðurstreymoy has the highest total number of Covid-19 cases registered this month, with 98, followed by Eysturoy (19), Suðuroy (12), Sandoy and Norðstreymoy (7), Vágar (4) and Norðoyggjar (2). Faroese expats or foreign nationals account for 74 of this month's total.

The 20-29 age group dominates the statistics this month, with 53 cases registered up until yesterday. Next up is the 10-19 group (19), followed by the 30-39s and the 40-49s (18), the 50-59s (12), the 0-9s and the 70-79s (11), the 60-69s (6) and the 80+ age group (1).

According to yesterday’s figures, the gender split among those infected is 53 percent men and 47 percent women. Faroese expats and foreign nationals are not included in the age and gender statistics.

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

Translated by prosa.fo