213 new coronavirus deaths reported in 2 weeks in Finland

The coronavirus death toll in the country has reached 4,586 till Sunday as a total of 213 new deaths were reported in the last two weeks (15 May to 29 May), said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on Thursday.

The number of deaths has decreased significantly compared to the previous two weeks (2 May to 15 May) as 373 deaths were reported during the period.

The average age (median) of those who have died during the epidemic is 83 years.

Finland, however, is prepared for the continuation of the global pandemic.

On 31 May 2022, the total number of COVID-19 cases reported in Finland was 1,097,810.

Over 2,000 people have received intensive care and about 14,000 people specialised healthcare during the epidemic.

By 1 June 2022, over 12 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Finland.

This means that vaccination coverage in Finland is good by European standards. By 1 June 2022, nearly 88 per cent of people who are 18 years of age or over had received at least two vaccine doses and more than 87 per cent of those aged 60 or over had received three vaccine doses.

Nearly 62 per cent of people aged 80 or over had received their fourth vaccine dose.