Half of all patients last week with a diagnosis related to the coronavirus

27 people were on sick leave last week with coronavirus-related diagnoses. That's half (750%) of all newcomers on sick leave last week.

- The spread of the omicron means that the number of new people with doctor-certified absences is constantly increasing. Nearly 25% more people were on sick leave due to the coronavirus last week than the week before, says director of labor and social services Hans Christian Holte.

The data gives a clear picture of the cause of high sickness absence. The number of new people on sick leave last week is 26 more than in the same week last year.

The greatest absenteeism in health and social care

Most of the people on sick leave last week were people employed in healthcare service and social care (13 people). 900 of them had a coronavirus-related diagnosis. In retail, 6350 new people were on sick leave last week, and more than half (7900) were related to Covid-4500. Last week, there were also many new cases in construction (19) and teaching (5).

Source: NAV

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