Finland reports 4 more coronavirus deaths and 102 new infections
On Sunday 19 April, the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) reported 102 more coronavirus infections (koronavirus, in Finnish). With them, the total number of laboratory-diagnosed cases rose to 3,783.
However, the actual figures are likely to be higher, as people with mild symptoms are not generally tested. In Finland the percentage of tests carried out by the laboratories remains low and limited to risk groups, mainly health care workers.
THL also reported on Sunday 4 more deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 94.
However, this number does not include the deaths occurred out of hospitals, for example those of elderly people who died in nursing homes.
The health agency has disclosed a few details regarding the age of 74 of the dead. There are 4 people dead under the age of 60; other 4 people aged 60-69; there are 21 people aged 70-79; there are 32 people aged 80-89 and 13 people over the age of 90 .
69% of the dead are men and 31% are women. The median age of the dead is 82 years.
Source: THL.
New deaths in Helsinki and Turku
Helsinki-Uusimaa remains the epicenter and region hardest hit by the epidemic. According to official figures, to date, 2,450 cases of Covid-19 have been found in the capital metropolitan area. Of them, 1,399 in the city of Helsinki.
Of the 4 deaths reported on Sunday, 3 occurred in the Helsinki metropolitan area (HYKS), and 1 in the Turku area (TKYS).
So far, the vast majority of the deaths (64 or 68%) recorded in Finland occurred in the region of Helsinki.
The Helsinki-Uusimaa region also remains the region with the highest incidence of infections: 145.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The region with the second highest incidence of the virus is North West Finland (Länsi Pohja), at the Swedish border, which has 119.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Intensive care
On Sunday, the official number of patients hospitalized due to coronavirus was 192. And the number of people admitted to intensive care units was 68.
In relation to the total Finnish population (5,543,233), the average incidence rate is 68 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
According to a preliminary estimate by THL, there are at least 1,700 people who may have already recovered from the disease.
To date, Finnish laboratories have taken samples from approximately 57,300 people.