5 more deaths, 249 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 24 hours

The coronavirus death toll in Finland rose to 561 as five more patients died at different hospitals in the country in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Thursday.

Out of the deaths, two were reported in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), two in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS) and one in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS).

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has increased to 36,107 as 249 more cases were diagnosed in the last 24 hours.

So far, a total of 386 people have died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 68 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 40 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 38 in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District, and 29 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS).

Until Thursday, 29, 000 or more than 80% coronavirus-infected patients in Finland had recovered.

A total of 199 coronavirus patients, including 27 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 651 per 100,000 people.

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