The number of new coronavirus infections is still at a high level and a number of regions are in the community transmission phase. But this is not all. According to a press release by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, now "it is possible that the epidemic will take a sudden turn for the worse across the country."
In their latest assessment of the epidemiological situation, Finnish health authorities said that the number of coronavirus infections is "still at an alarming level across the country." The total number of new cases in the last two-week period (23 November–6 December) was 6136, which was 1895 cases more than in the preceding 14-day period.
The incidence of new cases during this period was 111 per 100,000 inhabitants, while in the preceding two-week period it was 77.
Younger age groups and working-age adults still account for the majority of new cases. During the period of 30 November–6 December, people under 50 years of age accounted for around 75% of all cases and people under 30 years of age for nearly 40%.
11 more deaths
Around 15% of all new cases were detected in people over 60 years of age. This is three percentage points higher than in the preceding week. The share of people over 70 years of age, whose age put them at high risk, exceeded 8%, which is about three percentage points up on the preceding week.
On Friday 11 December, a total of 240 patients were receiving hospital care due to the Covid-19 disease, and 26 of them were in intensive care.
Finland reported 501 new cases and 11 deaths on Friday and the total number of confirmed infections now stands at 30,073. The number of deaths has risen in recent weeks, reaching 453 deaths on 11 December.
