On Wednesday, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has confirmed 8,039 new coronavirus infections in Finland in the past 24 hours.
Most new infections were confirmed in the cities below. (The list is partial.)
990 in Helsinki, 719 in Espoo, 643 in Vantaa, 284 in Turku, 256 in Tampere, 236 in Oulu, 197 in Seinäjoki, 190 in Järvenpää, 170 in Lahti, 156 in Lappeenranta, 154 in Rovaniemi, 145 in Kuopio, 119 in Kirkkonummi, 109 in Kotka, 107 in Kerava, 106 in Pori, 102 in Kouvola, 101 in Tuusula, 100 in Porvoo, 96 in Jyväskylä, 93 in Mikkeli, 89 in Joensuu, 75 in Raasepori, 70 in Nurmijärvi, 70 in Kajaani, 69 in Hyvinkää, 67 in Mäntsälä, 63 in Kokkola, 61 in Kaarina, 59 in Varkaus, 55 in Vihti, 54 in Kemi, 51 in Lohja.
Currently, 675 people are receiving hospital care for symptoms caused by the coronavirus. That’s 7 fewer than on Monday. Of them, 49 are in intensive care, which is 3 fewer than on Monday.
THL also reports 42 new deaths.