129 new Covid cases since Thursday

Thirty-two new Covid cases were registered on Thursday, 63 on Friday and 34 yesterday, reports corona.fo.

All have been notified by the health authorities and contact tracing is underway.

The daily numbers of positive tests over the past week have been as follows: 35, 40, 53, 39, 32, 63 and 34.

Five Covid patients are currently in hospital, and a total of 13 Covid-related fatalities have been registered since the outbreak of the pandemic.

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According to the latest vaccination figures on corona.fo, updated today, 92.0 percent of the 12+ population have received the first shot of the vaccine, 88.0 percent have received the second shot and 11.7 percent have received a third booster 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.

More Faroese News in English. (The 'News in English' button on kvf.fo appears to have vanished due to a redesign of the website. It should reappear on the site shortly. The link can still be found in the three-line menu at the top of the site).