A total of 8,268 Norwegians, meanwhile, were confirmed to have tested positive to the Corona virus as of Wednesday (May 20), up by just 11 from Tuesday. Hospitalizations remained at 51 nationwide, while the Covid-19 death toll rose for the first time since last Friday, by one to 234.
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***Only a small percentage of Norwegians have been infected by the Corona virus so far, Norway’s public health institute (FHI) announced Monday. That means the infection hasn’t spread much but it’s more deadly for those who do become infected. A new French study has prompted FHI (Folkehelseinstitutt) to recalculate how many Norwegians are suspected of being infected, and slash the number. While they earlier thought around 1 percent of the population carried the virus, they now think the real number is between 0.58 percent and 0.73 percent (32,000 to 40,000 Norwegians).