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1,727 individuals were isolated the day before, out of a total of 91,014 individuals in isolation, including people with confirmed COVID-19.
There are currently 274 cases (of which epidemiological studies have been carried out) where the circumstances of the infection of the individuals are not clear, that is, epidemiological studies have shown that they were not abroad when they were not communicated with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Cases recorded in outbreaks
A new outbreak was registered yesterday at the Lioliai Welfare Home in Kelmė district, where a coronavirus infection was confirmed in 11 residents and 3 employees. Today, NVSC specialists visit the institution and provide consultations on the application of infection prevention measures.
A new outbreak has also been registered in a bakery in Zarasai, where the infection has already been confirmed in a total of 8 workers. Epidemiological diagnosis is continued, recommendations are provided on disinfection of premises, consultations are provided on examination of other employees.
53 new cases of coronavirus were detected in the Vilnius Antaviliai pension. The outbreak in the Antaviliai pension is associated with 291 illnesses (222 inhabitants, 69 employees) diagnosed in recent weeks.
6 cases registered yesterday, according to epidemiologists, are related to the outbreak in the parish residence of Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis in the Ignalina district. Total with fireplace from January 8. associated with more than 70 cases of COVID-19 infection.
Outbreaks also continue in the Jasiuliškės social care home in Ukmergė district, where 289 cases of infection have been recorded since mid-November, including secondary ones in the families of employees, at the Algimantas Bandza social service home in Panevėžys, where there have been 24 cases of infection since the beginning of the year.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Mobile coronavirus checkpoint
Outbreaks continue in Varėna Nursing Home, Macikai Social Care Home in Šilutė District, Didvyžiai Nursing Home in Vilkaviškis District, Kalvarija Care and Employment Center.
In addition, cases of COVID-19 disease were reported yesterday, associated with outbreaks at a fish processing plant in Raseiniai, a medical equipment manufacturing company in Pabradė, a dyeing company in Vilnius, a maritime company in Klaipėda, a Vilnius public transport company, Šilutė furniture manufacturing company, Šakiai heat company, Marijampolė sewing company, sawmill in Prienai district, sewing company in Visaginas.
Outbreak-related cases were also recorded in Vilnius Santara Clinics, Vilnius Republic University Hospital, Trakai District Onuškis Nursing and Support Care Hospital, Vilnius City Mental Health Center, Vilnius Hospital Vilkpėdė, Vilnius City Ambulance Brigade, Klaipėda Medical Nursing Hospital, Plungė Medical Nursing Hospital, Plungė municipalities, Anykščiai, Visaginas hospitals, Kupiškis Primary Health Care Center.
In addition, on the last day, outbreak-related cases were reported in Kazlų Rūda’s “Pušelė” Kindergarten, Utena “Varpelis” School and Kindergarten, the Kaunas Child Care Center.
According to currently available data, 246 cases related to outbreaks in families were registered in Lithuania on the last day.
For their part, public health professionals urge people to follow all measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection: hand hygiene, coughing, sneeze etiquette, use of personal protective equipment, physical distance and more. .
According to Mindaugas Samkus, a representative of the Center for Records, data on deaths in the e-health system should be available to Lithuania Statistics in about an hour.
“There were no disturbances in the electronic health system, the minor disturbances occurred only in the process of transmission of death data to the Department of Statistics. (…) In cooperation with the Department of Statistics, it was agreed that a data set would be created in the e-health system in approximately one hour, which would also show the data from the previous day, ”he said.
Almost 2,1 thousand people are treated in hospitals. COVID-19 patients, 156 in resuscitation
Lithuanian hospitals are currently treating 2,096 COVID-19 patients, 156 of them in resuscitation.
Additional oxygen is supplied to 1222, artificial lung ventilation is applied to 105 people.
Of the more than 16.5 thousand. hospital beds are currently occupied by just over 8.6 thousand.
Of the 701 resuscitation beds, 398 were occupied. Of the 652 beds that could be subjected to artificial pulmonary ventilation, 244 were occupied and of the oxygen beds, 2206 of the 6,390.
Photo by Vidmantas Balkūnas / Clínica VUL Santara. Fight against coronavirus
Operational indicators of the COVID-19 pandemic of the last day
- Number of new human cases confirmed in the last day: 1694
- Total number of confirmed cases in specific individuals: 163 042
- Number of deaths from Covid-19 on the last day: 34
- Deaths from Covid-19 with an actual date of the previous day were recorded on the previous day: 8
- There has been an increase in deaths from Covid-19 (34 + 8) during the last day: 42
- Total number of deaths from Covid-19: 2314
- Number of people recovered in the last day: 1618
- Number of people who recovered: 97,336
- Number of people with coronavirus: 62425
- Samples were tested for suspected coronavirus during the previous day: 11369
- To date, a total of 1,764,946 samples have been tested for suspected coronavirus.
- Individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 during the previous day: 1869
- Total number of people vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2: 27,142
On Tuesday 902 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Lithuania. Another 27 people died. New cases were registered in residences, medical institutions and manufacturing companies.
The first shipment of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, 2,400 doses, was also delivered to Kaunas on Tuesday afternoon.. Vaccination of patients and staff of nursing and social care hospitals, as well as doctors working at the mobile checkpoint, fever clinic and other hot spots, who are exposed to COVID-19 on a daily basis , will start with priority from Wednesday.
Vaccination of nursing home residents and staff against coronavirus began in Lithuania on Tuesday. According to the Minister of Social Security and Labor, Monika Navickienė, a small part of the employees of institutions subordinate to the Ministry and About a fifth of the population tends not to be vaccinated.. It is not yet known what will be done with the nursing home staff who refused vaccination; this will be discussed with the experts.
It is planned to vaccinate the employees and residents of the residence within a period of five days. In total, according to M. Navickienė, there are 203 institutions dedicated to care in Lithuania, 35 of which are subordinate to the Ministry of Social Affairs.
“About 20 thousand vaccines will be needed, if we count two doses, those who agree and have not been sick in the last 3 months will be vaccinated,” he said. According to the minister, a coronavirus test will be mandatory before vaccination .
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