It shows statistics from Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI).
In June, 106 people in this age group tested positive, according to figures from the Infectious Diseases Reporting System (MSIS).
– We do not think there is a large spread of covid-19 in younger age groups in Norway, although there are more young people who are now diagnosed with infection than before, says Helena Niemi Eide, physician at the Department of Infection Prevention and Preparedness in FHI. TV 2.
She emphasizes that it is too early to say whether an increase in the number of infections is linked to the opening of society, and emphasizes that a possible reason may be due to increased testing of people with mild symptoms.
At the end of March, the median age of infected was 51 years. By mid-June, the median had dropped to 32 years, writes NRK.
Deputy Health Director Espen Nakstad tells the channel that he is not surprised by the numbers.
“This is probably because young people have mild symptoms, and thus may be in contact with other people while they are ill and continue to transmit,” he says.
The US is also seeing a similar trend – especially in Florida, Texas and Arizona. There, there has been an increase in cases of infection among people under 40 after the states began to reopen society, writes TV 2.
