Finnish health authorities reported on Saturday 136 new cases of coronavirus (koronavirus, in Finnish) and 1 more death was recorded in the last 24 hours.
According to the latest figures published by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland approaches now the 3,000 infections. To date, 2,905 cases of Covid-19 have been found throughout the country and the number of reported fatalities is 49.
The most striking thing about the figures of the epidemic in Finland is the high number of infections in the Helsinki-Uusimaa area, 1,816 (or 62.5% of the total) according to THL's latest data. This is also 88 cases more than in the previous day. Of them, 1,009 infections have been found in the capital city and 807 in the surrounding municipalities.
In relation to the Finnish population (5,526,774), the incidence for the whole country is 53 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. But in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region this rate is more than double the country average: 107.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
31 deaths in Helsinki
So far, the vast majority of the deaths (31 or 63.2% of the total) occurred in the hospital area that includes the capital region (HYKS).
The second place with the highest number of deaths is the hospital district that includes North Savo and the city of Kuopio (KYS), where 14 deaths have been reported.
The explanation for the high number of deaths in Kuopio in relation to its low population (compared to other big cities) is that the virus has affected there nursing homes, where people who are most at risk live.
The incidence of the disease or number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants per region. Source: THL.
Median age of the deceased
The age is known for 35 of the dead. There are two victims between the ages of 40 and 59, other 11 patients 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
On Saturday, the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients was 235. And the number of people admitted to intensive care units was 80. Other 155 patients remained in ward care.
According to THL, to date, Finnish laboratories have taken samples from approximately than 44,300 people.
