1 new death, 17 more coronavirus infections diagnosed in Finland

The number of coronavirus deaths in Finland increased to 326 as one more person died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infection increased to 7104 as 17 more cases had been diagnosed in the last 24 hours until Sunday afternoon.

So far, a total of 269 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 6 200 patients, which is 85% of the total infected people have been recovered from the disease.

Presently, 26 coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, including one 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 128 cases per 100,000 people.