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1) How do regional factors impact Sweden& #39;s #COVID19 deaths?
Stockholm (pop 2.4m): 897 dead = 374 per mil
Rest of Sweden (pop 7.8m): 614 dead = 79 per mil
So, Sweden minus Stockholm -- but incl Gothenburg (pop 1m metro) & Malmö (pop 730k metro) -- near Denmark in dead/million.
Stockholm (pop 2.4m): 897 dead = 374 per mil
Rest of Sweden (pop 7.8m): 614 dead = 79 per mil
So, Sweden minus Stockholm -- but incl Gothenburg (pop 1m metro) & Malmö (pop 730k metro) -- near Denmark in dead/million.
2) Stockholm’s 23% of Swedish population accounts for 59% of Swedish #COVID19 deaths. Isn’t just about population density (Gothenburg & Malmö are urban), or about more marginalized populations living in cramped housing. Comparing to numbers from Skåne (incl. Malmö) revealing.
3) Article in @Aftonbladet shows Skåne (pop. 1.4m, incl Malmö) has 38 #COVID19 deaths, giving per million death rate around 12x lower than Stockholm. While Stockholm& #39;s poorer immigrant community has been hit hard, Malmö& #39;s (relatively speaking) hasn& #39;t. Why? https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/samhalle/a/K3mA2E/skane-mindre-drabbat-an-stockholm--inforde-stenharda-atgarder">https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/s...
4) Some reasons offered for Skåne& #39;s much lower rate are that regional govt implemented bans on visitors to hospitals and elderly care homes much faster than Stockholm& #39;s regional government. Also, Skåne quickly restricted access to non-urgent dental care and shut cultural schools.
5) Skåne also went out with a multi-lingual campaign on city buses and trains with information about #COVID19 (something Stockholm was criticized for not doing quickly enough, particularly in areas w/large % of minority groups), and sent info leaflets directly to 60,000 homes.
6) When Stockholm areas w/large % of residents w/immigrant background hit hard, right-wing pols suggested "cultural differences" had impact. Yet, Malmö& #39;s immigrant-heavy Rosengård district not hit by virus as areas in Stockholm, suggesting city action, not "culture," had impact.
7) Final factor: Sweden& #39;s "sports vacation" where people go skiing: Malmö sports vacation was 1 week before Stockholm, so people coming back to Malmö from Italy/Austria may have missed highest infection period, while Stockholmers in Italy/Austria one week later hit much harder.
8) Difference bet. Stockholm and Skåne re #COVID19: (1) decisive regional politics/actions matter; (2) effective information/action for marginalized communities matters, often debunking simplistic "cultural difference" arguments; and, (3) bad luck plays a role (holiday dates).
