Positive COVID-19 tests on rise, accounting for 10.7 per cent of all tests last week

NordenBladet — Around 16,200 new COVID-19 cases were reported between 20 and 26 December, while in the previous week the number of new cases in Finland was around 13,800. On 29 December, the total number of confirmed cases of the Omikron variant was 172. The burden on hospital care and intensive care remained stable over the Christmas holidays.In the last two calendar weeks (between 13 and 26 December), the incidence of new cases was 542 per 100,000 inhabitants. In the previous two weeks (between 29 November and 12 December), the incidence of new cases was 362 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi