Coronavirus situation stable in Finland

The number of coronavirus deaths in Finland remains unchanged at 328, as no new deaths had been reported in the country since 3rd July, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Thursday.

On Wednesday, THL said the overall number of deaths had been revised, because the cause of death in one particular case had been clarified.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has been revised to 7,293, three cases less than the figure reported yesterday.

A total of seven COVID-19 patients are now undergoing treatment at different hospitals, and currently there is no patient in any intensive care unit (ICU).

More than 6,800 patients, or 90% of the total number of infected people, have recovered from the disease.

Currently, laboratories in the country are testing about 13,000 samples a day.

So far, a total of 271 people had died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 25 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 17 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 12 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS), and three in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District