654 Covid-19 diseases: new outbreaks registered, increasing number of diseases in kindergartens, companies



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1,667 people were isolated the previous day, out of a total of 66,919 people isolated, including people with confirmed COVID-19 disease.

The vast majority of cases are epidemiologically investigated, that is, an infected person is interviewed, high-risk individuals are identified and isolated within 24 hours of receipt of information from the NVSC that it has been confirmed that a person has a coronavirus infection. The percentage of epidemiological studies carried out daily is 90%.

Cases in which the circumstances of the infection of people are not clear, that is, epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad, they did not communicate with confirmed cases of COVID-19, currently 145 are registered.

Cases recorded in outbreaks

On Thursday a new outbreak was registered in the budgetary institution of the Klaipėda district municipality, Sporto Centras. Coronavirus infection was detected in three workers.

A new outbreak was also registered in the Kaunas “Dvarelis” kindergarten, where COVID-19 disease was confirmed yesterday in two employees.

Yesterday, outbreak-related cases were also recorded in Klaipėda City Kindergartens “Pušaitė” and “Eglutė”, in Klaipėda City Medeinė School. In addition, three cases related to the outbreak were registered in the kindergarten “Inkar“ lis ”in the city of Klaipėda (a total of 17 diseases are related to the outbreak, 12 of which are employees and five children; the institution has introduced a regime restricting the spread of infections from January 29).

Also, yesterday confirmed cases of COVID-19 disease, associated with outbreaks in the Traumatology Department of Biržai Hospital, Rokiškis Hospital, Legailiai Residence in Biržai district, Skemai social residence in Rokiškis district, Giedruma Marijampolė residence in Beržai district, Joniškės district.

The outbreak continues in the Telšiai Department of the State Food and Veterinary Service, where two cases of the COVID-19 disease were recorded yesterday. Currently, a total of five coronavirus infections are associated with the outbreak.

In addition, on Thursday there were cases, according to epidemiologists, related to outbreaks in the metal processing company Rokiškis, the yarn and fabric production company Biržai, the metal industry company in Panevėžys, the construction company in Marijampolė , the meat industry company in Šakiai district, Visšimo construction company in Telšiai.

Cases related to outbreaks in families were recorded on the last day throughout Lithuania, based on currently available data.

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. .



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