Finland registers 6 more deaths and 164 infections in 24 hours

Finland has registered 164 coronavirus (koronavirus, in Finnish) infections and 6 more deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the latest figures published by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

To date, 2,769 cases of Covid-19 have been found throughout the country and the total number of reported fatalities is 48.

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.

Four deaths in Helsinki

So far, the vast majority of the deaths (29 or 60%) took place in the hospital area that includes the capital region (HYKS). On Friday, 4 more deaths were reported in the Helsinki hospital area.

One of the fatalities occurred in the hospital region around the city of Turku (TYKS) and another in the region of North Savo (KYS), which has Kuopio as the main city. 

The total number of dead in the KYS special area of responsibility is 14, almost half than that of Helsinki.

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.

Incidence rate

On Friday, the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients was 236, eight less than the previous day. And the number of people admitted to intensive care units is now 81.

In relation to the Finnish population (5,526,774), the incidence of cases is 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. But in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region, where most of the infections (1,728) have been diagnosed, this rate is more than double the country average: 102.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

According to THL, to date, Finnish laboratories have taken samples from approximately 41,200 people.