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Denmark surpasses 3,000 corona-related deaths

Of the almost 550,000 registered cases, a little over 0.5 percent have had a fatal outcome

According to the State Serum Institute’s (SSI) latest COVID-19 statistics today, Denmark has reached another tragic milestone in the pandemic. 

SSI’s latest figures showed that there have been nine corona-related deaths in the past 24 hours, putting the total number of deaths at 3,005 since the pandemic began in early 2020.

READ ALSO: Government to introduce new restrictions as corona cases mount

Hospitalisations down
With 548,400 registered cases since then, it means that a little over 0.5 percent have been fatal.

The good news is that the number of people currently hospitalised dropped by 17 to 455 in the past 24 hours, while a decline was also seen in the number of intensive care patients. 

Since the pandemic started, there have been 21,338 hospitalisations in Denmark. 

Read the latest SSI figures here. 

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