No coronavirus death, 9 new infections diagnosed in 24 hours

The number of coronavirus deaths in Finland remained unchanged at 325 as no new death had been reported in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Friday.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infection increased to 7073 as nine more cases had been diagnosed in the last 24 hours until Friday afternoon.

So far, a total of 268 people have 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.

So far, more than 6 200 patients, which is 85% of the total infected people have been recovered from the disease.

Presently, 23 coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals, including three in intensive care units.

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

According to the THL report, in relation to Finland’s total population (5,543,233), the prevalence of cases is 128 cases per 100,000 people.