39 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 24 hours
Published : 03 Sep 2020, 13:32
Updated : 03 Sep 2020, 21:30
The total number of coronavirus infections in the country increased to 8,200 as 39 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 335, as no new death has been reported in the last 24 hours.
So far, a total of 275 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 Thursday, 7,350 or more than 90% coronavirus-infected patients in Finland had recovered.
A total of nine coronavirus patients, including two in intensive care units (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 148 per 100,000 people.
Currently, laboratories in the country are testing about 16,000 samples a day.
Meanwhile, the coronavirus situation remains stable in Finland, although the number of infections and the incidence of the disease increased at the beginning of August, compared to the low figures in June and at the beginning of July, said a press release of THL.
Since then, the numbers have stabilised and remained largely unchanged for a month.
During the latest period (week 35, 24–30 August), a total of 132 new cases were reported to the communicable diseases register, while in the previous week (week 34, 17–23 August), the number of reported cases was 187.
Currently, the estimated basic reproduction number is 1.20-1.30, with a 90 per cent probability. The national incidence of new cases during week 35 (24–30 August) was 2.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, which is slightly less than in the previous week.
The incidence of new cases in the two-week period (weeks 34–35, 17 July–30 August) was 5.8 per 100,000 inhabitants and in the preceding two-week period (weeks 32–33, 3–16 August) it was 6.0 per 100,000 inhabitants.