7 new deaths up coronavirus death toll to 82 in Finland

The coronavirus death toll in Finland has raised to 82 as seven more patients died in different parts in the country in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Friday.

Out of the new seven deaths, three patients died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), three in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS) and one in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (OYS) Hospital District.

Till Friday a total of 54 patients had died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 20 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), four in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), two in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District, and two in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (OYS) Hospital District, said the THL.

The THL, however, did not divulge any details about the deceased, considering their confidentiality.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infection cases in the country has increased to 3489 as 120 more cases had been diagnosed till Friday.

A total of 2224 of the cases were reported in the Uusimaa region and more than half of them in Helsinki.

Presently, 208 coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, including 73 in intensive care units.

Currently, laboratories are testing about 4,000 samples a day and their testing capacity is being increased gradually.