Sweden update, new cases -

Week 39 2919
Week 40 3640
Week 41 4280
Week 42 5627

That's a 93% increase in cases in 3 weeks.
4 new deaths added to the official total today, taking it to 5922.

We've been sitting at around 1-3 deaths/day for a few months. Given the known reporting lag, it appears we are likely now above 3/day, we'll know for sure in a couple of weeks.
A clear increase in number of patients in ICU, with a doubling in a month from 16 to 30, with the latest data not yet full up to date
Palliative care registry now reporting 207 Covid-19 deaths since September 1. @Folkhalsomynd is reporting 86 for the same period. The vast majority died outside of hospital.
Sweden clearly passing Denmark in confirmed cases now, despite Denmark doing dramatically more testing
Prepare for "better" statistics being reported next week, but it won't reflect the truth. Delivery problems means there will be a lot fewer tests done this week. https://twitter.com/galinash/status/1318179162805370885?s=20
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