Coronavirus death toll ups to 94 in Finland

The coronavirus death toll in Finland has raised to 94 as four more people- three in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) and one in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS)- died in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Sunday.

Till Sunday a total of 64 patients had died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 20 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), six 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 identities of the deceased, however, could not be known as the THL did not divulge any details in this regard.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infection cases in the country has increased to 3783 as 102 more cases had been diagnosed in the last 24 hours till Sunday afternoon.

A total of 2450 of the cases were reported in the Uusimaa region and more than half of them in Helsinki, said the THL report.

Presently, 192 coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, including 68 in intensive care units.

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