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According to data from the National Public Health Laboratory on Friday morning, the illness caused by coronavirus infection in Lithuania currently affects 3,862 people.
112 people died from the infection. 32 people infected with coronavirus have died from other causes, according to the National Center for Public Health.
3,035 people have recovered from COVID-19 and there are currently 34,269 people in isolation.
From June 1. In Lithuania, 343 imported cases of infection were registered.
This week, from October 12 to 18 inclusive, for residents of the districts of Raseiniai, Radviliškis, Kelmė, Šiauliai, Kaunas, Vilnius, Mažeikiai, Šilalė, Kėdainiai, Panevėžys, as well as the cities of Šiauliai, Rietavas, Elektrėnaži, Kaunasneinkaži Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing will intensify. These 17 municipalities have a higher incidence than other Lithuanian municipalities.
The National Public Health Center (NVSC) reports that on the last day 281 cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in Lithuania, of which 83 were recorded in Kaunas county, 69 in Vilnius, 38 in Klaipėda, 34 in Šiauliai, 26 in Telšiai, 14 in Marijampolė, 9 in Panevėžys, 7 in Tauragė and 1 in Utena counties.
After contact with people confirmed by coronavirus, an epidemiologist estimated that 217 people were infected. In addition, 10 import cases were recorded during the last day, of which 3 from France, 2 from Greece and 1 from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden. At that time, 54 people did not identify the circumstances of the infection.
177 cases are associated with outbreaks
In Vilnius county, cases related to fireplaces in educational institutions were registered on the last day: 7 cases were related to Vilnius Martynas Mažvydas progymnasium, 5 – in the district of Švenčionys gym Pabradė “Žeimena”, 2 – in kindergarten “Žemyna” from Vilnius. It is estimated that 2 other cases are related to the Vilnius kindergarten “Gabijėlė”, as well as 2 – with Vilnius Northern Lyceum, 1 – with Vilnius Petras Vileišis Progymnasium.
At that time, cases of infection were also recorded in educational institutions operating in Kaunas County: 4 were associated with an outbreak in the Vaižgantas Progymnasium of Kaunas University of Technology, 3 – in the Kaunas Basketball School “Žalgiris “Another case is related to an outbreak at the” Saulės “Gym in Kaunas.
In Telšiai county, 11 cases are related to the outbreak at the Plungė Old Town School in Klaipėda county, 1 case was related to the outbreak at the Klaipėda Ernestas Galvanauskas vocational training center.
The last day there were also new cases of infections related to outbreaks in health and social care institutions.
35 cases of infection are associated with the Blinstrubiškės welfare home located in the Raseiniai district. All people are residents of these houses. A total of 145 cases related to this outbreak were registered: 44 workers, 92 residents and 9 secondary cases, that is, people close to the workers.
11 new cases of coronavirus are associated with the outbreak in the Marijampol especial special social care homes, of which 9 are residents and 2 employees. A total of 15 infections are estimated to be associated with the outbreak.
Another 2 COVID-19 cases are related to the Lioliai welfare home located in Kelmė district. Both individuals are employees. A total of 15 infections were recorded: 12 wards and 3 employees.
In addition, 7 cases were recorded on the last day that epidemiologists say are related to outbreaks in separate units of the Kaunas clinics. The cases are registered in the Departments of Gastroenterology, Surgery, Nephrology.
In addition, 4 cases in Vilnius are related to an outbreak at the Vilnius Republican University Hospital. A total of 6 related cases were registered.
5 cases are related to the outbreak at the Palanga Rehabilitation Hospital. There are currently an estimated 16 cases of infection associated with the outbreak.
Two cases were registered at the Kelmė District Child and Family Welfare Center, one at the Šiauliai City Municipality Child Care Home and at the Kuršėnai Children’s Family Home.
3 COVID-19 cases are related to the Kartena branch of the Kretinga Cultural Center, 3 more cases in Telšiai county are related to the rehearsal of one of the Plungė choirs, which took place on October 6.
The circumstances of the infection in 54 people are unclear.
To date, epidemiologists have not yet been able to determine the incidence of 54 individuals. 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.
There are 2 more deaths from coronavirus in Lithuania
NVSC reports that 2 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in Lithuania last day. Currently, the infection has claimed 112 lives.
The first case of death was registered in Šiauliai county. The person belonged to the age group 80-89, had chronic diseases. The coronavirus was confirmed in one person on September 24. The person was treated in the Department of Nursing and Supportive Care of Kuršėnai Hospital.
The second case of death was 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 September 28. During the epidemiological diagnosis of the outbreak, specialists were unable to determine how the person was infected.
NVSC reports that a total of 7041 cases of COVID-19 disease have been confirmed in Lithuania, 3862 people are still sick, 3035 – 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. .
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