On Saturday 2 May, the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) reported 125 more Covid-19 cases. With them, the total number of laboratory-diagnosed cases rose to 5,176.
The health agency also reported 2 new deaths associated with the disease, bringing the total number of Covid-19 fatalities in Finland to 220.
The ages of the dead
The health agency has disclosed a few details regarding 180 the dead. The majority of the dead people (over 90%) had one or more chronic diseases. The most common of them were heart diseases and diabetes.
Source: THL.
53% of the dead were men and 47% were women.
Of all the (220) deceased, 20% have been in specialized hospital care, 30% in a primary healthcare unit, 49% in a welfare unit and 1% at home or elsewhere.
New deaths all in Helsinki
Helsinki-Uusimaa remains the epicenter and region hardest hit by the epidemic. According to official figures, to date, 3,596 cases of Covid-19 have been found in the capital metropolitan area. Of them, 1,949 in the city of Helsinki.
Source: THL.
The 2 deaths reported on Saturday occurred in the Helsinki University Hospital catchment area (HYKS), where so far the vast majority of the deaths (179) have been recorded.
Helsinki-Uusimaa is also the region with the highest incidence of infections: there are already 213.3 diagnosed cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
In intensive care units
On Saturday, the official number of patients hospitalized due to coronavirus was 182. And the number of people in intensive care units was 52.
In relation to the total Finnish population (5,543,233), the average incidence rate is 93 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
According to a preliminary estimate by THL, there are at least 3,000 people who may have already recovered from the disease.
To date, Finnish laboratories have taken samples from approximately 101,800 people.
