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R. Lingienė reported that there are currently around 55 active chimneys in the country. Most of the cases were registered in Vilnius yesterday.
About 40 percent of the cases registered yesterday last day. recorded in outbreaks. We also have about 500 people working with NVSC epidemiologists who assess the risks and nature of the exposure, ”he said.
Apply to the elderly again
At the same time, R. Lingienė mentioned worrying trends.
“As for the number of cases in which the chain of contamination is not detected, unfortunately this percentage is increasing slightly and the greatest correction was due to the number of cases detected during the day, when it exceeds 30%. the chain of infection has not been traced, ”said the head of the Vilnius department of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC).
He recalled that there were 18% of those cases in July, 19% in August, 18.6% in September and 25% in October, but, as the specialist emphasized, it was far from over.
“Comparing the statistics, the incidence in the general structure of diseases aged 60 and over has been increasing since August. (…)
So we have a certain sign that the infection is returning to the elderly, for whom the results and exceptions to these diseases are more complicated than for the young, “he warned.
Disseminated in hospitals
According to R. Lingienė, outbreaks in Kaunas medical institutions require more attention from epidemiologists.
He recalled that 2 cases of infection were confirmed in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Kaunas Clinics. One person is a patient and the other is an employee. A total of 6 related cases were registered, of which 5 were patients and 1 employee.
In addition, 2 cases of COVID-19 are associated with the outbreak in the Department of Cardiology at Kaunas Hospital, LSMU. One of these individuals is a patient, the other is a secondary case. A total of 21 related cases were registered, of which 15 were personal, 3 patients and 3 secondary cases.
In addition, another outbreak was recorded in Kaunas in connection with the Tulpė sanatorium. Yesterday, the infection was confirmed in two people: an employee and a patient. So far a total of 3 related cases have been registered.
R. Lingienė also emphasized that yesterday a new outbreak was registered in Telšiai County: the coronavirus was confirmed for 4 employees of the Department of Supportive Treatment and Rehabilitation of Plungė Municipal Hospital.
Mandatory isolation was assigned to 12 employees. All 21 patients in the ward were tested for coronavirus infection and tested negative. A total of 5 cases of infection are associated with the outbreak; all individuals are workers.
NVSC specialists work at the hospital on a regular basis.
A total of 149 patients are treated in hospitals for COVID-19, 22 in resuscitation, 10 in artificial pulmonary ventilation and 80 in oxygen therapy.
Kelm anxiety
The NVSC representative stressed that the situation in Raseiniai is stabilizing.
The morbidity indicator for two weeks in Kelmė is 208.8 and for the Lithuanian indicator it is more than three times.
He recalled that there were cases in the Kelm le dairies, there was an outbreak, 10 cases related to the Kelmė hospital.
“So the infection has spread quite a bit. (…) we also have turbulent signs from the Lioliai welfare home located in Kelmė district, where recently 6 cases of COVID-19 have been registered in this institution, ”said R. Lingienė.
The virus spreads to 30 educational institutions
Since the start of the pandemic, 729 cases have been confirmed in health centers, 293 people are still sick, and 310 were infected between September and October.
At that time, the infection was registered in 179 educational institutions, 426 people, 260 children, 143 people who participated in the educational process and 23 employees who did not participate in this process were diagnosed.
For one reason or another, 3272 people had to isolate themselves, the internal extension is 30 educational institutions.
In addition, during this period, the virus was detected in 93 students, an outbreak was recorded at Šiauliai University in one of the courses, several outbreaks were recorded in the dormitories of other universities.
118 new cases
118 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Lithuania per day, the total number reached 6,366 and three people died. There are still 3,386 people, 2,842 are considered to have recovered.
The number of deaths from coronavirus is reported to be 106, three more than the day before.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 due to other causes also increased by ten, to 32.
There are currently 34,000 in isolation. 624 people. As of June 1, 321 import cases had been registered in Lithuania.
3 deaths from COVID-19, another 10 died from it
NVSC reports that last day information about 3 coronavirus deaths was received from medical institutions – 2 were recorded in Šiauliai county, 1 – in Kaunas county. Currently, the infection has claimed 106 lives.
The deceased belonged to the 80-89 age group and suffered from chronic diseases. The coronavirus was confirmed in one person on October 2. The epidemiological diagnosis of the outbreak revealed that the person became infected after contact with a sick relative.
The deceased belonged to the 80-89 age group and suffered from chronic diseases. The coronavirus was confirmed in one person on September 22. The specialists who made the epidemiological diagnosis could not determine how the person was infected.
The third case of death from coronavirus was registered in Kaunas County. The person belonged to the age group of 70 to 79 years, had chronic diseases. The coronavirus was confirmed in one person on October 12. The epidemiological study did not allow specialists to determine the circumstances of the person’s infection.
There were also reports from medical institutions on the last day of 10 deaths in coronavirus deaths from other causes. All these cases were registered in Šiauliai county.
Mainly in Vilnius county
Of the cases confirmed during the last day, 48 were registered in Vilnius, 36 in Kaunas, 14 in Šiauliai, 12 in Klaipėda, 4 in Telšiai, 3 in Marijampolė and 1 in Panevėžys counties.
According to epidemiologists, 81 people became infected after contact with individuals confirmed by coronavirus. In addition, 2 import cases were recorded during the last day, one from Belarus and one from Norway. At that time, specialists could not identify the circumstances of the infection in 35 people.
48 cases are associated with outbreaks, the circumstances of infection of 35 people are unclear. 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 can still change if links are found between individual cases.
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