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Positive news with falling coronavirus numbers at Oslo’s nursing homes

Positive news with falling coronavirus numbers at Oslo’s nursing homes
Illustration.Photo.Nursing home. Photo Norway Today Media

It has been three weeks since the last patient or employee at a nursing home in Oslo was confirmed to have been infected by the coronavirus.

This is according to the Oslo Municipality Nursing Administration press release.

34 out of 38 long-term nursing homes now have no confirmed patients infected with the virus. In total, only 18 nursing home residents are now infected by the virus in the capital. 19 employees are sick, and another 36 are quarantined.

In the press release, the agency states that they are still testing all residents and staff with indications of infection. 32 patients at Oslo’s nursing home have died after being infected by the coronavirus.

© NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today

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