Two corona patients hospitalised

After 3,120 coronavirus tests, the total number of positive results has reached 144, as four new cases were registered in the past 24 hours.

Seven new recoveries have also been registered in the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 54. Subtracting this number from the 144 total brings number of active corona cases to 90.

The daily number of new corona cases in the past week (from last Friday to this morning) has been as follows: 11, 13, 15, 4, 9, 4, 8 and 4.

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An infected person is considered as fully recovered after 48 symptomless hours, according to consultant doctor Bjarni á Steig. At this point they are no longer regarded as carrying the virus and are released from quarantine.

The official number of people currently in quarantine is 507.

For more information about the corona situation in the Faroe Islands, visit corona.fo

Translated by prosa.fo