99 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Lithuania, most of them registered in Šiauliai and Vilnius counties



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After contact with patients, according to epidemiologists, 78 people became infected. The specialists could not determine the circumstances of the infection in 17 people. Furthermore, in the past there were 4 import cases from: Estonia, Ukraine, Italy and Great Britain.

57 cases are associated with chimneys

Yesterday 30 cases of coronavirus were confirmed at Radviliškis Hospital. Coronavirus was approved for 27 patients (24 in the Nursing and Supportive Care Unit and 1 in each of the Surgery, Traumatology and Internal Medicine Pavilions) and 3 officials. This morning a total of 38 cases of COVID-19 disease have been confirmed at Radviliškis Hospital, of which 28 are patients and 10 employees.

6 cases in Šiauliai were related to illnesses in a shopping center on the last day. A total of 14 related cases were recorded, including those confirmed yesterday.

Another 4 cases in Šiauliai County are associated with the outbreak in Šiauliai law enforcement. These are secondary contacts, that is, the individuals are not law enforcement officers. A total of 11 related cases were registered.

Furthermore, a case in Šiauliai county is associated with a chimney in a sewing company. A person is not an employee. A total of 47 related cases of COVID-19 were reported.

3 cases in Raseiniai are associated with a chimney in the Raseiniai police. Individuals are not employees. Currently, a total of 30 cases of coronavirus infection are associated with the outbreak.

Another case in Raseiniai is associated with illnesses at Raseiniai Hospital. The person is a doctor. A total of 9 related cases were registered. NVSC specialists did not detect any infection control violations during unscheduled inspections at Raseiniai Hospital. According to specialists, the work is organized in accordance with the requirements, infection control is guaranteed.

At that time, 3 cases registered yesterday in Vilnius are related to training and hockey competitions. In total, based on currently available data, 8 chimney-related cases were recorded. The circumstances of the first-person infection have not been established.

2 cases, determined yesterday in Vilnius County, are related to the payment processing company. A total of 7 cases of COVID-19 were reported. The circumstances of the first-person infection have not been established.

Two other cases are related to the fireplace in the Vilnius Gabija progymnasium. One of the individuals is a student who has already been isolated by contact, so no further contacts have been identified, the other is a relative of one of the students. A total of 21 cases of coronavirus infection are estimated to be associated with the outbreak.

In Vilnius yesterday 1 case related to a family vacation was confirmed. It is estimated that a total of 10 cases are related to the chimney.

Another case recorded in Vilnius is related to the chimney in S. Stanevičius’s progymnasium. The person is not an employee, he is a secondary contact. A total of 3 cases of COVID-19 disease were associated.

Furthermore, 1 case is related to a chimney in a transport company in Elektrėnai (5 cases in total) and a logistics company in Vilnius (3 cases in total). Individuals are not employees.

Another case in Vilnius is associated with infections in a sports club. This is a secondary case, that is, the person got infected from a person who was in a sports club. This is the third related case of coronavirus.

Also, 1 more case recorded in Vilnius is related to the chimney in an engineering services company. This is the third related case of infection.

In addition, another 21 people, according to epidemiologists, became infected after contact with people confirmed with coronavirus, but the cases are not considered sources of infection according to the data currently available.

Two of these people attend Šiauliai kindergartens “Bitė” and “Three Dwarfs”. 17 and 23 people were isolated, that is, children and staff, respectively.

Another such person who became infected after contact is an employee of the Šiauliai kindergarten “Kregždutė”. Contact persons are identified and epidemiological investigation continues.

One of these people is also a student at the Grigiškės Šviesa Gymnasium. Currently available data has isolated 31 contact classmates and teachers.

The circumstances of the infection in 17 people are unclear.

At this time, epidemiologists have not yet been able to determine how 17 people were infected. Epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad and did not interact with confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Specialists examine the routes of these infections, so the statistics may still change if links are found between individual cases.

It should be noted that one of these people is an employee (doctor) of the VUL Santara Clinic. It is recommended that all staff in the Department of Neurology be prophylactically examined.

In addition, one of the persons whose infection circumstances have not been determined is a student at Kaunas K. Grinius Progymnasium. Contact persons are identified and epidemiological investigation continues.

Also, one of these people is a professor at Kėdainiai J. Paukštelis Progymnasium. Contacts are established and epidemiological investigation continues.

NVSC reports that a total of 3,664 cases of the COVID-19 disease have been confirmed in Lithuania, 1,363 people are still ill, 2,197 have recovered.

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. .

Information from the National Center for Public Health



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