Fewer people in Finland are being hospitalised for infections of Covid-19 and the number of deaths from the disease has fallen significantly, according to Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) statistics.
THL said the viral situation in Finland has worsened as the number of cases has risen slightly across the country.
The increase of cases in recent weeks has been reflected in wastewater monitoring, laboratory-confirmed cases and the number of Covid positive patients in hospital, accoridng to THL.
However, Covid deaths and hospitalisations due to the virus have remained stable, despite a rapid increase of coronavirus pathogens observed in wastewater.
In July, wastewater monitoring showed a spike in coronavirus levels. Additionally, outbreaks of the virus were recorded at nursing homes in Central Finland.
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