TELEMARK: 107 new cases of infection have been reported in Telemark at midnight on Friday night.
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The Communicable Diseases Notification System (MSIS) reports this.
Again, it is Skien that has the most new cases of infection with 29. Otherwise, the infection is distributed as follows in the rest of Telemark’s municipalities:
- Kragerø: 4
- Porsgrunn: 11
- Bamble: 9
- Siljan: 5
- Drangedal: 2
- Name: 5
- Nissedal: 8
- Midt-Telemark: 7
- Notodden: 6
- Hjartdal: 5
- Receipt: 2
- Seljord: 1
- Tin: 1
- Tokke: 12
- Fyresdal: 1
Only Vinje municipality does not report new infected nights until Friday.
In Vestfold and Telemark counties, a total of 322 new cases of infection have been reported.
Descending trend
In the last 24 hours, 4,018 corona-infected people have been registered in Norway, reports NTB. That is 294 fewer than the same day last week.
In the last seven days, an average of 3,335 corona infections have been registered per day. The corresponding average seven days ago was 4,122, so the trend is declining.
On Thursday, 326 corona patients were hospitalized. There were three more than the day before.
115 patients are in the intensive care unit, and among them 79 are on a respirator. There are three fewer in intensive care and as many in respirator as the day before, according to the Norwegian Directorate of Health’s overview.
A total of 1,305 corona-infected people have died in Norway since March 2020.
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