Sweden reports 6,467 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths on Thursday

FILE PHOTO: Asa Wernsten works at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test station for the for arriving passengers at Arlanda airport, north of Stockholm, Sweden February 22, 2021. TT News Agency/Claudio Bresciani via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, registered 6,467 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, health agency statistics showed.

The country of 10 million inhabitants registered 8 new deaths, taking the total to 13,236. The deaths registered have occurred over several days and sometimes weeks.

Sweden’s death rate per capita is many times higher than that of its Nordic neighbours’ but lower than in several European countries that opted for lockdowns.

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