The National Institute of Health in Welfare (THL) reported on Sunday three more deaths from coronavirus (koronavirus, in Finnish), bringing the total number of deaths to 28.
The cost in human lives of the Covid-19 pandemic is still low for Finland if compared for example with neighboring Sweden, where 401 people died until Sunday.
However, the evolution of the figures shows that the disease is far from being controlled. In just two days, the number of reported deaths increased by 40% and raised from 20 on Friday to 28 on Sunday.
Saturday, when 5 fatalities were registered, has been the most mournful day since the beginning of this crisis
Age of the dead
The age is known for 23 of the deaths. There are two victims between the ages of 40 and 59. Other six people who lost their lives are between 60 and 79 years old and there are also 15 dead over the age of 80.
The median age of the deceased is now 81 years.
Most of the fatalities occurred in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region, around the capital city (HYKS special area of responsibility).
Cases diagnosed
Finnish hospitals have also diagnosed 312 more infections in the past 48 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,927.
With 1,189 cases (61.7%), and 739 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, the region of Helsinki-Uusimaa is by far the most affected.
Olemme jälleen päivittäneet #koronavirus -tilannekatsauksen (su 5.4. klo 14.15).
— THL (@THLorg) April 5, 2020
🔸 Testattuja näytteitä n. 31 700
🔸 Varmistettuja tapauksia 1 927
🔸 Sairaalahoidossa 209
🔸 Heistä tehohoidossa 76
🔸 Menehtyneitä 28
Lue lisää tilannekatsauksesta ➡https://t.co/LhRKX8EJdu pic.twitter.com/oynfk9lOYd
Intensive care
The number of hospitalized patients throughout the country reported on Sunday is 209, compared to 180 on Friday. Also the number of people in intensive care rose to 76, compared to 72 on Friday.
So far, 31,700 people have been sampled (2,700 more in last 24 hours).
In relation to the Finnish population (5,526,774) the incidence of cases is 35 infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
But in the Helsinki-Uusimaa area, where most of the cases have been found, the incidence is 70.5 per 100,000 inhabitants.
