BREAKING NEWS: First coronavirus patient dies in Västerbotten

An 80-year-old coronavirus patient died today in Skellefteå Hospital, the first person to die in Västerbotten County from the infection since the pandemic began, regional authorities announced this afternoon. The patient had pre-existing health conditions, they said.

Umeå Today will have full details on this story in this evening’s post.

Erik Campano

Erik Campano is Publisher of Umeå Today.

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The seriousness of the coronavirus crisis has again become a topic that requires news coverage for everyone in Umeå, whether or not they speak Swedish. Umeå Today has, therefore, returned to its original mission of covering the crisis, and you can find updated information here on our webpage. Meanwhile, Umeå Today is planning to launch its 2.0 products, including The Umeå Handbook and Umeå Sunday, a weekly multimedia newscast, in early 2021. In addition to covering the crisis, we will be blogging here about the development of Umeå Today 2.0.

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