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16.5 16:41 Cases spike in Kokkola region
The incidence rate in the Central Ostrobothnia hospital district has become one of the highest in the country, even though at the end of April the region had Finland s lowest.
Over 1,000 people are in quarantine and 21 new infections were diagnosed on Sunday. Some of the cases in a cluster traced to a May Day brunch at a yacht club in Kokkola have been confirmed as the variant first identified in India.
Coronavirus infections are now spreading rapidly among young people, especially in Kokkola and the nearby small town of Kannus.
Highest incidence rate in southwestern region, authorities urge continuing precautions
May Day holidaymakers are being urged to mask and party in small groups, as the southwest sees high infection rates.
A street scene in central Turku, April 2021.
Image: Saana Sjöblom-Hasselblatt / Yle
The incidence rate in the Southwest Finland region rose to the highest in the country on Wednesday, registering a reported 106.4 per 100,000 residents, surpassing the region of Uusimaa, where it was 106.3 per 100,000. On Thursday those figures were 101.7 for Southwest Finland and 100.5 for Uusimaa, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).
As of Thursday, the national rate was 60.7 per 100,000 residents.