4 new deaths, 3269 coronavirus infections diagnosed in 1 week

The coronavirus death toll in the country increased to 982 as four new deaths were reported in the country in the last one week since Thursday, 22 July, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Wednesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has increased to 1,04 495 as 3269 new cases were diagnosed in the last seven days.

Out of the new cases, 404 infections were diagnosed on Thursday, 412 on Friday, 570 on Saturday, 360 on Sunday, 267 on Monday, 612 on Tuesday and 644 on Wednesday.

The number of coronavirus variants in the country increased to 11, 222. Of them, 7,912 are Alfa variants, 1,428 Beta variants, seven Gamma variants and 1875 Delta variants.

A total of 57 coronavirus patients, including six in intensive care units (ICUs), are now undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the country.

According to the THL report, in relation to Finland’s total population (5,537,046), the prevalence of COVID-19 cases is 1,887 per 100,000 people.

Currently, laboratories in the country have the testing capacity of about 30,000 samples a day.