Finland reports 7 new coronavirus deaths in Helsinki and Kuopio
To date 56 people have died from Covid-19 and the number of patients in intensive care is 77.
Finland continues to add deaths to its list of deceased due to the coronavirus (koronavirus, in Finnish).
On Sunday, Finnish health authorities reported 69 more Covid-19 infections and 7 more deaths.
Of those deaths, 5 occurred in the Helsinki region, which is the most affected area by the disease caused by the Covid-19 virus.
According to the latest figures published by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), 1,864 cases (or 63%) have been found in the capital area.
In total, 2,974 coronavirus infections have been found throughout the country and the total number of reported fatalities is 56.
The age is known for 36 of the dead. According to THL, there are two victims between the ages of 40 and 59, other 12 between the ages of 60 and 79, and 22 over the age of 80. The median age of the deceased is now 81 years.
Of the dead, 69% are men and 31% are women.
36 deaths in Helsinki
So far, the vast majority of the deaths (36 or 64%) took place in the hospital area of Helsinki-Uusimaa (HYKS).
On Sunday, 5 more deaths were reported in the capital region.
The other two fatalities reported on Sunday occurred in the hospital region of North Savo (KYS), which has Kuopio as the main city. So far, 16 people have died in this area, where few people live compared to other major cities.
The explanation for the high number of deaths in Kuopio is that the virus has affected there nursing homes, where people most at risk live.
Incidence rate
On Sunday, the official number of patients hospitalized due to coronavirus was 235. And the number of people admitted to intensive care units was 77.
In relation to the Finnish population (5,526,774), the average incidence rate of cases is 54 per 100,000 inhabitants.
But in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region, where most of the infections (1,864) have been diagnosed, this rate is more than double the country average: 110.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
According to THL, to date, Finnish laboratories have taken samples from approximately 45,000 people.