Faroes have Europe’s highest Covid incidence rate per capita

The Faroes yesterday topped the European list of the highest per capita rate of Covid cases reported in the past seven days, with 951.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

All 63 people who tested positive yesterday have been notified by the health authorities, and extensive contact tracing is underway.

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The daily numbers of positive tests over the past week have been as follows: 99, 65, 68, 84, 81, 71 and 63.

There are currently 705 active Covid cases in the country. Seven people are receiving hospital treatment for Covid, and 718 people are currently listed as being in quarantine.

Travel through the Eysturoy subsea tunnel will be free of charge tonight until 11.30pm in both directions for people in passenger cars driving to Tórshavn for Covid testing.

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According to the latest vaccination figures on corona.fo, updated on Friday, 39,503 people (73.8 percent of the population) have received the first shot of the vaccine, while 37,773 (70.6 percent) have received the second shot.

Plenty of vaccine doses are available to everyone aged 12 and over. Click here to book your vaccination appointment.

Those requiring assistance with filling in the forms can call 304545 on weekdays between 2pm and 4pm.

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

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