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.The coronavirus death toll in Finland has increased to 199 as six more people died at different parts of the country in the last 24 hours, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Tuesday.
Out of the six new deaths, two patients died in Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), two in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS), one in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS) and one in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), said the THL.
A total of 159 people had died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 22 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), eight in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), seven in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS) and three in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District till Tuesday.
The identities of the deceased, however, could not be known as the THL did not divulge any details in this regard.
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infection cases in the country has increased to 4740 as 45 more cases had been diagnosed in the last 24 hours till Tuesday afternoon.
...snipAccording to international reports, coronavirus cases diagnosed in children have been very mild. The situation is similar in Finland, where so far no children have needed hospital care due to severe symptoms, according to the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).
A day after the government ordered schools to reopen on 14 May, THL has released the first data that gives an idea of the extent of the epidemic among Finnish children.
At the time of publishing this article, a total of 4,906 confirmed coronavirus infections have been diagnosed throughout the country. And slightly over 200 of the cases were diagnosed in people under the age of 16, according to the national health agency.
The coronavirus death toll in Finland has increased to 267 as two more patients died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Sunday.
Till Sunday, a total of 217 people died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), 23 in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS), 13 in the Turku Hospital District (TYKS), 11 in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS), and three in the Tampere-Pirkanmaa (TAYS) Hospital District.
The identities of the deceased, however, could not be known as the THL did not divulge any details in this regard.
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infection cases in the country has increased to 5962, as 82 more cases had been diagnosed in the 24 hours until Sunday afternoon.
12.05 13:30 Finnair announces mask rule for passengers, crew
Both Finland's state-owned airline Finnair and airports authority Finavia announced separately on Tuesday that customer-facing staff would be required to wear face masks. They also called on passengers to use masks on Finnair flights as well as at airports in Finland. Read more here.
12.5 13:05 Infections in Finland pass 6,000
Finland confirmed 19 new novel coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 6,003. Figures from the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, THL, show 271 deaths as of Monday afternoon. An update is expected later on Tuesday.
According to the new numbers released on Monday, there are 6,380 confirmed coronavirus infections in Finland.
The number of infections has grown by 33 since our last update on Sunday.
So far, 298 people have died to the virus.
HELSINKI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Eleven students of a school in Mantsala in southern Finland had to be quarantined after exposure to COVID-19 when schools in the country reopened in the middle of May, the Finnish national broadcaster Yle reported on Tuesday.
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To date, five cases of COVID-19 infection have been confirmed among students or school staff since most of Finland's primary and lower secondary schools reopened last Thursday.
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The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare said that as of Tuesday afternoon, Finland has confirmed 6,399 COVID-19 infections, of which 19 were new. The death toll has reached 301, one more than on the previous day. According to a preliminary estimate, at least 5,000 people have recovered. Enditem