2 more deaths,588 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 24 hours

The coronavirus death toll in Finland increased to 776 as two 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.

Out of the deaths, one was reported in the in Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) while the rest one in Turku Hospital District (TYKS).

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has increased to 63, 110 as 588 new cases were diagnosed in the last 24 hours.

The total number of the coronavirus variants increased to 1, 295 in the country. Out of the cases 1,223 were UK variants, 71 South African variants, and one was Brazilian variant.

So far, 509 people have died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 82 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 79 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 64 in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa Hospital District (TAYS) and 42 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS).

A total of 248 coronavirus patients, including 40 in intensive care units (ICUs), are now undergoing treatment at different hospitals.

According to the THL report, in relation to Finland’s total population (5,537,046), the prevalence of COVID-19 cases is 1140 per 100,000 people.

Currently, laboratories in the country have the testing capacity of about 30,000 samples a day.