4 more deaths,283 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 24 hours

The coronavirus death toll in Finland rose to 550 as four more patients died at different hospitals in the country in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has increased to 35,420 as 283 more cases were diagnosed in the last 24 hours.

So far, a total of 384 people have died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 67 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 37 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 37 in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District, and 27 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS).

Until Tuesday, 26, 000 or more than 75% coronavirus-infected patients in Finland had recovered.

A total of 221 coronavirus patients, including 42 in intensive care units (ICUs), 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 639 per 100,000 people.

Currently, laboratories in the country have the testing capacity of about 26,000 samples a day.