Coronavirus death toll in Finland ups to 199

The coronavirus death toll in Finland has risen to 199 as six more people have died in different areas of the country in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Tuesday.

Two of the six dead patients succumbed to the disease in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), two in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS), and one each in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS) and the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), said the THL.

Till Tuesday, 159 people died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 22 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), eight in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), seven in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS), and three in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District.

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 4,740, as 45 more cases had been diagnosed in the 24 hours until Tuesday afternoon.

The number of coronavirus infections in Finland is likely to be much higher than is reported, as not all those with mild symptoms have been tested thus far and there is no data available on asymptomatic infections.

So far more than 2,800 patients have recovered from the disease.

Presently, 200 coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, including 56 in intensive care units.

Currently, laboratories are testing about 5,500 samples a day and their testing capacity is being increased gradually.

In relation to Finland’s total population (5,543,233), the prevalence of cases is 85 cases per 100,000 people, the THL report pointed out.