Update on Corona in the Arctic, Doubled in the Faroe Islands
Skipanes at Skálafjørður, Eysturoy on the Faroe Islands. Photo: Vincent van Zeijst
High North News provides daily updates on the spreading of the coronavirus in the Arctic. The number of corona infections in the Faroe Islands has incrased by 29 since yesterday. In Alaska, the figure has risen to 6, and Arkhangelsk has confirmed its first case of corona infection.
Total number of confirmed occurences of corona infection in the High North
Norway
|
Region |
Infected |
New inf. |
Dead |
New deaths |
|
Nordland |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Troms and Finnmark |
26 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Svalbard |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sweden
|
Region |
Infected |
New inf. |
Dead |
New deaths |
|
West Bothnia |
18 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Bothnia |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Finland
|
Region |
Infected |
New inf. |
Dead |
New deaths |
|
Lapland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
North East Bothnia |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kainuu |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Denmark
|
Region |
Infected |
New inf. |
Dead |
New deaths |
|
Faroe Islands |
47 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
|
Greenland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
USA
|
Region |
Infected |
New inf. |
Dead |
New deaths |
|
Alaska |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Russia
|
Region |
Infected |
New inf. |
Dead |
New deaths |
|
Murmansk Oblast |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
Arkhangelsk Oblast |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Karelia |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Total number of confirmed cases of corona infection in Arctic Council Member States
|
Country |
Infected |
New inf. |
Dead |
New deaths |
|
Norway |
1169 |
92 |
4 |
1 |
|
Sweden |
1059 |
67 |
3 |
0 |
|
Finland |
272 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Denmark |
960 |
62 |
4 |
3 |
|
Russia |
93 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
Iceland |
199 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
|
USA |
3503 |
1825 |
58 |
17 |
|
Canada |
424 |
120 |
1 |
0 |
Sources: WHO, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Alaskapublic.org, 29.ru
This article was originally published in Norwegian and has been translated by HNN's Elisabeth Bergquist.