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Last day 337 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Lithuania, there were no new deaths from this disease, the Department of Statistics reported this Wednesday.
No new deaths were recorded for the sixth consecutive day.
Number of new cases in 14 days 100 thousand. the population increased to 80.4% and the proportion of positive diagnostic tests per day rose to 2.4%.
5,932 molecular tests (PCR) and 6,761 antigen tests were carried out in the country on suspicion of coronavirus.
A total of 281 thousand COVID-19 patients in Lithuania have fallen ill since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of 629 people, of whom are still ill, increased by 2,065 per day.
A total of 268 834 people recovered 65 people recovered on the last day.
A total of 4,412 people died from the disease, with 9,024 deaths directly and indirectly related to COVID-19.
118 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospitals, 13 of them in resuscitation
Lithuanian hospitals are currently treating 118 COVID-19 patients, 13 of them in resuscitation, Statistics Lithuania reported on Wednesday.
Compared with the previous day, the number of patients in medical institutions increased.
In addition, 95 people are supplied with oxygen and eight patients receive artificial lung ventilation.
34 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 per day.
The first dose of coronavirus per day was 10.7 thousand. people
14,000 people were vaccinated against the coronavirus last day. 928 people: 10 thousand. 778 of them received the first dose and 4,150, the second dose of the vaccine, the Department of Statistics reported Wednesday.
In the country, COVID-19 has been vaccinated with at least one dose of 1 million 373 thousand 557 people, in total – 1 million. 221 thousand 732.
At least one dose of the vaccine was 55.3%. population older than 80 years, 70.1 percent. – population between 75 and 79 years old, 72.8%. – 70-74 years and 71.9 percent. – population from 65 to 69 years old.
In the 55 to 64 age group, 62.9% are vaccinated; in the 45 to 54 age group, 57.5%; in the 35 to 44 age group, 56.1%; in the age group 25 to 34 years, 48.7%. 16 – in the 24-year-old group – 46.6 percent. population. 13.8 percent of children ages 12 to 15 were vaccinated.
Some of these values increased by one or more tenths of a percentage point per day.
In Lithuania, 49.1% have received at least one coronavirus vaccine. people: 0.4 percentage points more than a day before. Counting only adults, 58.5 percent were vaccinated. population.
In total, Lithuania has received 3 million. 501,625 doses of vaccines, of which 2 million were used. 515 thousand 936 doses.
Currently unused more than 985 thousand. vaccine dose.
Exceptions for those with immunity
As of now, COVID-19 infected and vaccinated patients who come to emergency care centers for delivery, scheduled hospital treatment, as well as day hospital services and outpatient surgery, are admitted to a nursing hospital. and supportive care or placed in a social care center. institution, as well as transferred from one individual health care facility to another, will not be required to test for COVID-19 by PCR unless the head of the particular personal health care facility establishes more stringent procedures, said the Department of Health (SAM) in a statement.
Patients and their caregivers or caregivers may be exempt from the COVID-19 PCR test if they have a history of COVID-19 disease, have no specific coronavirus symptoms, and no more than 180 days have elapsed since a positive test result. PCR test; have a history of COVID-19 disease (diagnosis confirmed by PCR or an antigen test) and have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the vaccine at least 14 days after vaccination; You have been vaccinated according to the full vaccination schedule with one of the COVID-19 vaccines and have been vaccinated for at least 14 days.
Until now, this procedure has been applied to patients undergoing inpatient medical rehabilitation and psychosocial rehabilitation services.
Consequences of the Festival of the Sea
Daiva Razmuvienė, an epidemiologist at the National Public Health Center (NVSC), has no doubt that the Festival of the Sea in Klaipėda will see a jump in new cases in the coming weeks.
“Due to the Festival of the Sea, we will definitely see an increase in the number of cases in the coming weeks,” an NVSC spokeswoman told BNS on Tuesday.
According to her, the situation in the Klaipėda region is already the worst in the country, and some of the people who went to the festival did not follow the safety recommendations: they gathered closely and did not wear masks.
The traditional Fiesta del Mar took place in the port city for three days last weekend. While epidemiologists were concerned about the deterioration of the epidemiological situation in the region, the organizers of the event promised to focus more on security during the celebration.
Almost half of the active outbreaks are in the Klaipeda region
According to D. Razmuvienė, there were 29 active outbreaks of the disease in Lithuania last week, which is almost double the previous week, when there were 16. Almost half of the 13 outbreaks were detected in Klaipėda counties.
The epidemiologist says that the higher incidence of diseases in the western part of the country is associated with greater mobility when going on vacation by the sea. Furthermore, younger people predominate among the newly infected.
“It just came to our knowledge then.” Currently, the majority of patients between the ages of 15 and 34 are registered, “said a representative from the NVSC.
According to the Department of Statistics, the lowest number of vaccinated people in this age group, excluding children, was 48.1% in the 25-34 age group and 46% in the 16-24 age group. population.
