Rapid increase in covid cases in Sörmland – that’s the difference to a common cold

However, only a small fraction of the population is recommended to get tested for covid-19, so only authority statistics give an indication that the infection is spreading. During week 46, 169 cases were confirmed in Sörmland, in week 47 the number was 242.

But it’s not just covid-19 that’s currently sweeping through the county. Hear infection prevention doctor Signar Mäkitalo talk about the spread and why you should be more on the alert about covid-19 than the common cold.