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by Gwypaas 2270 days ago
From march 13th they stopped testing everyone suspected of corona and instead only test people seeking care with serious symptoms. [0] The metric the government agencies publicly communicate now is the number of people admitted to ICU per day, which lags the infection rate a bit more than simply testing for symptoms but is a hard fact since everyone being that sick will end up requiring the care and therefore reducing the unknowns.

[0]: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/samhalle/a/70GQRV/nya-str...