Table 2.
Numbers and change in given diagnoses in emergency department visits in the participating hospitals six weeks before and six weeks after the start of emergency on March 16
| six weeks before | six weeks after | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | Change (%) | |
| Total number of visits | 22,069 | 18,584 | −15.8 |
| Visits due: | |||
| -Back or limb pain (M00-M99) | 1333 | 916 | −31.3 |
| -Cerebral infarction (I60-I69) | 308 | 311 | 1.0 |
| -COVID19 suspect (U07)a | 2 | 262 | 13,000 |
| -Gastrointestinal disease (K00-K99) | 1111 | 981 | −11.7 |
| -Infectious diseases (A00-B99) | 741 | 537 | −27.5 |
| -Injury (S00-S99 & T00-T49) | 3804 | 3128 | −17.8 |
| -Myocardial infarction (I20-I25) | 348 | 348 | 0.0 |
| -Other | 9404 | 8030 | −14.6 |
| -Other heart disease (I30-I52) | 1284 | 1066 | −17.0 |
| -Psychiatric disease (F00-F99) | 1024 | 834 | −18.6 |
| -Respiratory infection (J00-J99) | 1818 | 1431 | −21.3 |
| -Urinary disease (N00-N99) | 892 | 740 | −17.0 |
aICD-10 code U07.1 was introduced in Finland on March 11, meaning that the visits due to suspected or diagnosed COVID-19 infection were coded to different categories prior to its introduction