56 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 24 hours

The total number of coronavirus infections in the country increased to 8,142 as 56 more infections have been diagnosed in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus deaths in Finland remains unchanged at 336, as no new death has been reported in the last 24 hours.

The previous coronavirus death in the country was reported on 31 August.

So far, a total of 276 people have died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 25 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 19 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 13 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS), and three in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District.

Until Tuesday, 7,200 or more than 90% coronavirus-infected patients in Finland had recovered.

A total of 10 coronavirus patients, including one in intensive care unit (ICU) are now undergoing treatment at different hospitals.

According to the THL report, in relation to Finland’s total population (5,543,233), the prevalence of COVID-19 cases is 147 per 100,000 people.

Currently, laboratories in the country are testing about 14,000 samples a day.