6 more deaths, 296 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 24 hours

The coronavirus death toll in the country has reached 899 as two more patients- five in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) and one in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS)- died in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has increased to 84, 797 as 296 new cases were diagnosed in that time.

The number of coronavirus variants in the country remained at 4, 200. Of them, 3,658 were UK variants, 541 South African variants, and one was Brazilian variant.

So far, 585 people have died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 98 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 81 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 79 in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa Hospital District (TAYS), and 56 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS).

A total of 142 coronavirus patients, including 35 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 1,531 per 100,000 people.

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