Swedish health authorities say the country has registered 1980 new coronavirus cases.
Sweden, whose light-touch pandemic strategy has gained global attention, has registered 1980 new coronavirus cases on October 27, the highest since the start of the pandemic, Health Agency statistics say.
The increase released on Wednesday compares with a high of 1870 daily cases recorded on October 23.
The Health Agency has said the peak during the northern spring probably ran far higher but went unrecorded due to a lack of testing at the time.
Sweden registered nine new deaths, taking the total to 5927 deaths.
Sweden's death rate per capita is several times higher than Nordic neighbours but lower than some larger European countries such as Spain and the UK.
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