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In the country to make 10 thousand. 449 molecular analyzes (PCR) and 6971 of antigens for suspected coronavirus.
The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 542.3 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the past seven days is 6.3 percent.
In Lithuania, since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has affected 240 thousand people. 522 people.
Statistically recovered and currently 217 thousand live. 799 people, declared 173 thousand. 64 recovered. Statistically, there are currently 14 thousand sick people. 132 people, the declared number of patients reaches 58 thousand. 847.
The Department of Statistics considers that a person who has been confirmed to have a case of disease and the end of the disease has not been confirmed by a doctor as a person declared sick. A statistically ill person is one for whom illness has been confirmed in the last 28 days. After this period, the person is considered statistically healthy.
According to the department, the statistical rate of patients may be more accurate to assess the morbidity of the population, since among the declared patients there may be cases in which the person is no longer ill but the general practitioner has not confirmed the end of the illness. .
A total of 3,841 people have died in Lithuania since COVID-19. 7,770 deaths have been linked to this infectious disease, both directly and indirectly.
Another restless antivirus weekend awaits in hospitals. Morbidity continues to rise and younger patients need medical attention. At the time, epidemiologists are anxiously scrutinizing quarantined releases. It is hoped that the opportunity to dine in outdoor bars and cafes will not ripen the bitter fruit.
Premiere: Vaccines will be more
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says that about 130,000 people should be handed over to Lithuania next week. doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The Prime Minister points out that most of these vaccines will be used for the booster vaccination.
“Next week, Monday, I should have (delivered – ELTA) about 100,000.” Pfizer vaccines, but considering next week will be three weeks into the record week after the Easter vaccination, a large part of those Vaccines will be used only for vaccination and there will not be many vaccines for development, “said I. Šimonytė. reporters at Trakai.
“If I’m not mistaken, about 10,000 more are coming. Modern and tens of thousands of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, that’s about 130,000 in total. But while the numbers are impressive, there won’t be that many for the first dose.” added.
The Prime Minister noted that larger quantities of vaccines are also expected in May and June.
Pfizer slightly sped up deliveries in the second quarter at the expense of the fourth quarter, advancing, if I may say so, 50 million for the entire European Union. dose. This means that our deliveries will also be higher in May and June. This is such a comparison, in May supplies will likely be around 100,000. per week, and in June already 160 thousand. a week. That’s quite a lot here, “said the Prime Minister.
However, I. Šimonytė also emphasized that the complete AstraZeneca vaccine supply plan is still unknown.
Slow vaccination
This week, vaccination in Lithuania was slower than in the previous year, according to data provided by Statistics Lithuania on Friday.
From last Friday to this Thursday, a total of 94,000 people were vaccinated against COVID-19. 630 people and 61 thousand received the first vaccination. 960, when a total of 125 thousand people were vaccinated a week before during the respective period. 718 people, 107 thousand received the first vaccination. 256 people.
The average vaccination of the previous week with the first vaccine reached a record 15.3 thousand. per day, this week the average is 8 thousand. 851 people vaccinated per day.
Most of the people in the last week were vaccinated with the first dose last Friday: 15 thousand. 576. At least 83 people were vaccinated with the first dose on Sunday.
Delayed vaccination
After the manufacturer changed the procedure for supplying the Moderna vaccine to Lithuania, the planned vaccination of some people with this vaccine had to be canceled or postponed.
Some Vilnius and Kaunas residents have received reports that their registration for the COVID-19 vaccination will be canceled next week.
According to L. Galkus, because of this, in some parts of Lithuania, mainly Vilnius, Kaunas, some people will have to wait 3 to 5 more days for the second vaccination. But he made sure there was no need to worry about it. The immunity protection created by the vaccine will not be affected.
Buy tests
The National Public Health Laboratory (NSPL) is preparing to launch a tender for the purchase of one million rapid antigen tests.
As the lab announced on Friday, vendors are invited to sign up for the newly created CPO LT Medical Tests electronic catalog and claim that procurement procedures will take place much faster than before – it will take up to 10 business days.
“I personally invite suppliers who are not yet involved in public procurement in the electronic space to register in the CPO LT electronic catalog. In this way, it will be possible to participate in acquisitions announced by NVSPL or other institutions. It is important to mention that from now on, the acquisition of all the test tools required by the state, which are included in the electronic catalogs, will be done through these catalogs ”, says Danas Bakša, Director of NVSPL, in the report .
According to the head of the laboratory, after the implementation of this project, the contracting procedures will now be significantly shorter: after 8-10 business days it will be possible to sign contracts with suppliers without applying the deferral period.
