6920 coronavirus patients get recovery in Finland

About 6,920 coronavirus-infected patients have made it to recovery in Finland until Wednesday, which is more than 90% of the total infected people, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL.

Meanwhile, the total number of cases of coronavirus infections in the country has increased to 7,362, as 11 more cases had been diagnosed in the 24 hours until Wednesday afternoon.

The number of coronavirus deaths in Finland, however, remains unchanged at 328, as no new deaths had been reported in the country since 3rd July.

A total of four coronavirus patients are now undergoing treatment at different hospitals but there is no one in intensive care unit (ICU).

So far, a total of 271 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.

According to the THL report, in relation to Finland’s total population (5,543,233), the prevalence of COVID-19 cases is 133 per 100,000 people.

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