Coronavirus More than 7,000 infections were detected in Helsinki at Christmas – See the map for the number of infections in your area

Corona is now spreading at a rapid pace in Helsinki.

The highest number of infections in two weeks has been recorded in South Vuosaari and Herttoniemi. There were 554 new infections in South Vuosaari and a total of 261 infections in Herttoniemi. The incidence rates of these were also the highest in Helsinki.

In all There were 59,810 infections in Helsinki. The figures were confirmed on Wednesday, December 29th.

In the two days before Christmas and during the Christmas holidays, a total of 7,610 infections were diagnosed in Helsinki.

Helsinki released the latest data on regional infection rates on Wednesday.

In South Vuosaari and after Herttoniemi, the third highest incidence rate is in Roihuvuori, 1946, and the fourth highest in Pihlajamäki, 1829.

In the previous Helsinki Coronavir Review 15.12. The highest incidence rate was found in the area of ​​Tuomarinkylä-Torpparinmäki, 1561. Now the incidence rate in the area is “only” 816. (693) and Vattuniemi (803).

Size In Helsinki, the incidence of infections in the last two weeks is 1,690 per 100,000 inhabitants. Two weeks ago, the figure was 501. Helsinki accounts for 24.1% of all infections in Finland.

According to experts, the number of corona infections detected is mainly related to the frequency of corona tests in certain areas. In addition, some areas have a clearly larger population than others.