The number of novel coronavirus infections in Sweden increased by 272 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 37,814 (378 infections per 100,000 people), while the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the country climbed by eight to reach 4,403, the national healthcare agency reported Monday.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media.

Sweden reports that 2,083 patients are in ICU. The highest numbers of infections (12,208) and fatalities (2,058) are identified in the capital region.

"It is a positive sign that we have had such low numbers for the past few days," Swedish chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell told a press conference. "In certain regions, the statistics are dropping, some are stable, while in some regions it started to go up, but these are regions with little population."