2 more deaths, 438 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 24 hours

The coronavirus death toll in Finland increased to 703 as two more patients died in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS) in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has increased to 48, 407 as 438 new cases were diagnosed in the last 24 hours.

So far, 473 people have died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 78 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 65 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 55 in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District and 32 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS).

A total of 129 coronavirus patients, including 15 in intensive care units (ICUs), are now undergoing treatment at different hospitals.

According to the THL report, in relation to Finland’s total population (5,543,233), the prevalence of COVID-19 cases is 873 per 100,000 people.

Currently, laboratories in the country have the testing capacity of about 26,000 samples a day.