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The Kaunas Department of the National Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health (NVSC) reportedly registered 132 cases of COVID-19 disease in Kaunas county before 05/12/2020.
Most of the people were ill in Kaunas City 84 and Kaunas District 21, Jonava District 10 (The 10 people have already recovered, no new deaths or deaths have been recorded.), Raseiniai District 6, Prienai District 5, Kaišiadorys District 4 and Kėdainiai District 1. Only so far in the municipality of Birštonas no one has become ill. The morbidity rate is also the highest in Kaunas: 2.9 cases per 10,000 population and 2.43 cases in the Jonava district. Most of the patients are already recovered, they represent 86.4 percent. Of all the sick.
A total of 4 deaths from COVID-19 were reported. The dead had chronic diseases and were over 70 years old. years.
According to Kristina Rudžinskaitė, Advisor to the Communicable Disease Management Division of the Kaunas Department of NVSC, the epidemiological diagnosis of COVID-19 cases revealed that 66 patients (50%) were infected outside of Lithuania, 30 patients (22.7 %) did not leave Lithuania. , but interacted with returnees or sick people. 26 cases were associated with seven outbreaks (19.7%). The source of infection could not be identified in 10 patients. A total of 999 close contacts had to be isolated for up to 14 days from the date of the last contact.
Among the patients, 15 health workers were identified, 13 of whom had already recovered.
According to the age of the patients, the majority of the cases were registered between the ages of 17 and 30 and between 41 and 50 years. in groups – 31 diseases. The incidence rate is highest between 41 and 50 years. in the age group – 4.3 cases per 10,000 inhabitants per week. The youngest patient is 11 years old, the oldest is 92 years old.
The difference between sick women and men is 4 cases, but the morbidity rate for men is 2.5 compared to 2.2 for women per 10,000 population.
70 percent. of the patients (93 people) fell ill relatively easily and received outpatient treatment, 30%. were treated in hospital (39 individuals).
NVSC Kaunas inf.
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