27.01.2021

Three new cas­es of coro­n­avirus infec­tion con­firmed in Soite’s area — Soite remains at base level

Cen­tral Ostrobothnia’s region­al COVID-19 author­i­ty task group gath­ered on Wednes­day 27th of Jan­u­ary 2021 to eval­u­ate the region­al sit­u­a­tion­al pic­ture as well as the region­al rec­om­men­da­tions. Soite remains at the coro­n­avirus base lev­el and cur­rent rec­om­men­da­tions remain in effect until 14.2.2021. Three new cas­es of coro­n­avirus infec­tion have been con­firmed in Soite’s area.

The inci­dence of coro­n­avirus has increased over the past few days in Soite’s area Over the past 14 days, a total of 14 coro­n­avirus cas­es have been con­firmed in Soite and the inci­dence of infec­tions dur­ing the last 14 days is cur­rent­ly 18 /100 000 citizens

Cen­tral Ostrobothnia’s COVID-19 author­i­ty task group decid­ed that Cen­tral Ostro­both­nia remains on the base lev­el of the coro­n­avirus pan­dem­ic. The region­al coro­n­avirus rec­om­men­da­tions remain unchanged and in effect until 14th of Feb­ru­ary 2021. Link: Reg­u­la­tions and rec­om­men­da­tions.

Today’s sit­u­a­tion

Three new cas­es of coro­n­avirus infec­tion have been con­firmed in Soite’s area. Two of these cas­es are relat­ed to an ear­li­er chain of infec­tion and those infect­ed were already in quar­an­tine. The con­tact trac­ing of the third infec­tion is still in progress. Those close to the infect­ed per­sons who have been exposed have been con­tact traced and placed in quarantine.

One COVID-19 patient is cur­rent­ly being treat­ed at Cen­tral Ostrobothnia’s cen­tral hospital.

Link: the region­al sit­u­a­tion­al pic­ture.

Stop the spread of the coronavirus:

• Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently
• Cough in your sleeve or in a tissue
• Keep a distance to other people
• Use a mask
• If you have symptoms, stay at home and seek out coronavirus testing early and even if you have only very mild symptoms
• Install and use the Koronavilkku coronavirus app
• When it’s your turn, take the coronavirus vaccine.

It is impor­tant to seek out coro­n­avirus test­ing even if you only have mild symptoms!

Con­tact us electronically:

You can con­tact Soite’s infec­tion recep­tion by fill­ing in the coro­n­avirus symp­tom check-up in the Omaolo ser­vice at: https://www.omaolo.fi/?lang=en. If your symp­toms require it, your con­tact infor­ma­tion can be con­veyed to Soite or you can book a time your­self via the Omaolo ser­vice to the dri­ve-in test­ing site. The link for mak­ing a book­ing is offered after the symp­tom check-up has been filled in, if your symp­toms require a coro­n­avirus test.

Con­tact us by phone:

The coro­n­avirus helpline is open on week­days from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on week­ends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., phone 06 828 7499 (adults, over 16-year-old per­sons who are ill). Soite’s pae­di­atric emer­gency clin­ic is open around the clock 24/7, phone 06 826 4444 (for per­sons younger than 16 who are ill). If you require urgent care, call Soite’s com­mon emer­gency clin­ic (i.e. yhteispäivystys/samjouren), phone 116 117.