Sweden, Germany, Norway and Croatia report new coronavirus cases

NEWS 01.03.202012:24
GENT SHKULLAKU / AFP

Sweden, Germany, Norway and Croatia have all reported new coronavirus cases this weekend, with more patients who tested for coronavirus still awaiting their results.

In Sweden, 12 people have tested positive, the Swedish Public Health Authority said on Saturday. The cases are spread across four regions.

In Germany, the number of confirmed cases has risen to 66, according to the Robert Koch Institute. The cases are spread across six states.

In Norway, eight more people tested positive on Saturday, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, raising the national total to 15. Three of those 15 cases are people who work in the Oslo University Hospital, the institute said.

In Croatia, the National Civil Protection Authority announced a new confirmed case on Saturday, raising the national total to seven, according to state media agency HINA.

The spread across Europe: The European outbreak largely began with Italy, which reported its first coronavirus death on February 22. At the time of death, there were only 17 cases reported in the country.

Now, a mere eight days later, Italy has 1,128 cases and 29 deaths.

In the meantime, more than a dozen countries in the region reported their first cases — including Luxembourg, Romania and Greece.