No coronavirus death in Finland for 2nd consecutive day

The number of coronavirus deaths in Finland remained unchanged at 322 as no new death had been reported in the last 24 hours for the second consecutive day , said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Saturday.

The total number of coronavirus infection, however increased to 6964 as 23 more cases had been diagnosed in the 24 hours until Saturday noon.

Till the date, a total of 265 people have died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 25 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 17 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 12 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS), and three in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District.

So far, more than 5,800 patients have recovered from the disease.

Presently, 39 coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, including seven in intensive care units.

Currently, laboratories in the country are testing about 13,000 samples a day.

According to the THL report, in relation to Finland’s total population (5,543,233), the prevalence of cases is 126 cases per 100,000 people.