Coronavirus death toll in Finland ups to 255

The coronavirus death toll in Finland has increased to 255 as three more people- two in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) and one in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS)- died in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Thursday.

Till Thursday, a total of 209 people died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 23 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 10 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 10 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 5673, as 100 more cases had been diagnosed in the 24 hours until Thursday 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 3,500 patients have recovered from the disease, said THL.

Presently, 174 coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, including 44 in intensive care units.

Currently, laboratories are testing about 6000 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 102 cases per 100,000 people, the THL report pointed out.