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102nd death from coronavirus
NVSC reports that another case of death from coronavirus was recorded in Šiauliai county last day. This is the 102nd death in the country. The deceased belonged to the age group of 70 to 79 years and presented comorbidities. The COVID-19 illness was confirmed in one person on October 2.
80 cases have been linked to outbreaks
In Kaunas county, Raseiniai district, located in the Blinstrubiškės welfare home, 15 cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed yesterday. 13 people are residents and 2 employees. There are currently a total of 89 cases associated with the outbreak: 32 workers, 53 residents, and 4 secondary cases.
8 cases registered in Kaunas County last day are related to the outbreak in the Department of Cardiology of Kaunas Hospital, LSMU, of which 7 are employees and 1 is a secondary case. In total, there are currently 18 related cases: 15 civil servants, 2 patients and 1 secondary.
The fireplace related to the Kaunas State Musical Theater also continues. Last day there were 4 cases of contagion, of which 3 were secondary. An estimated 55 cases of coronavirus are now associated with the outbreak.
Last day, 2 more COVID-19 cases related to the outbreak were recorded in the Raseiniai bus fleet (4 related cases in total), one related to Viduklė S. Stanevičius gym in Raseiniai district (3 cases in total), as well as one related to the outbreak at UAB “Tikas” in Raseiniai (3 related cases in total).
In addition, a new chimney has been registered in Kaunas county, which is related to cases of infection in the Kaunas sports school “Startas”. Yesterday the infection was confirmed in two students who attended classes and a secondary case was registered in the family. A total of 4 cases were related.
Cases of coronavirus related to leisure facilities continue to be recorded in Vilnius County. On the last day, 4 cases of coronary disease related to hockey competitions and training were registered (24 cases in total), 5 cases were related to the “Alfasteps” gym (in total 15 related cases), another case was related to the study ” Dance Harmony “(out of a total of 26 related cases).
A new outbreak was also recorded in Vilnius Jonas Basanavičius Gymnasium, where COVID-19 was confirmed yesterday for two people: a teacher and a student. A total of 3 infections were associated with the outbreak. Currently, 60 high-risk people have been identified, but the information needs to be clarified and the epidemiological study is ongoing.
Another new outbreak in Vilnius is associated with the public institution “Democratic School”. The infection was confirmed to the employee yesterday. A total of 3 COVID-19 cases are estimated to be associated with the outbreak.
5 cases registered in Šiauliai county are related to the republican hospital in Šiauliai (3 employees and 2 secondary). Currently, the outbreak is associated with 71 cases, of which 26 are personal, 23 patients and 22 secondary cases.
In addition, yesterday there was a case of infection related to the Center for Community Social Services of the Parish of Radviliškis. A total of 4 related cases were recorded: 2 staff members and 2 nursing patients.
Another 3 in Šiauliai county are related to Kuršėnai hospital. All individuals are patient. A total of 11 infections have been associated with the outbreak, of which 10 are patients and one worker.
A new outbreak has been recorded in Kuršėnai, associated with Kuršėnai Forest Enterprise. Yesterday a case of coronavirus infection was confirmed (a total of 4 related cases were reported).
Yesterday 5 cases were registered in one of the wards of the Republican Hospital in Klaipeda. All individuals are physicians. The hospital identified 8 closely related colleagues who were isolated.
In Panevėžys County, 1 case is related to an outbreak at the Panevėžys Juozas Miltinis gym. The infection was confirmed to the student. To date, a total of 14 related infections have been reported.
In addition, a new outbreak was recorded in Panevėžys County, which is related to Panevėžys progymnasium “Šaltinis”. The coronavirus was confirmed yesterday to a teacher at this school. A total of 2 related cases of COVID-19 infection were reported.
The circumstances of the infection of 29 people are not clear
After contact with people confirmed by coronavirus, epidemiologists estimated that 107 people were infected. In addition, on the last day there were 6 import cases, one each from France, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, and 2 from Norway.
At this time, epidemiologists have not yet been able to determine how 29 people were infected. Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Specialists are examining the routes of these infections, so the statistics may still change if links are found between individual cases.
NVSC reports that a total of 5,625 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Lithuania, 2,842 people remain ill and 2,660 have recovered.
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.