Lithuania already beat scientists’ predictions: coronavirus is spreading faster



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They stated that the maximum number of confirmed weekly illnesses would be in early December and would reach 900 cases. Last week, from October 12 to 18, about 1,400 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country.

The forecast suggests that the number of new cases is projected to decline later, reaching a level similar to the current level in late January.

Lithuania is also quickly catching up with forecasts for the total number of deaths.

According to forecasts presented on October 10, the total number of deaths from coronavirus will reach 113 by the end of January next year, and there are currently 125 deaths from COVID-19 in the country.

Long-term predictions of the spread of the coronavirus in Lithuania by VU researchers.

Long-term predictions of the spread of the coronavirus in Lithuania by VU researchers.

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By January 26, the total number of cases on March 16, according to scientists, should exceed 18 thousand. diseases, and the confirmed number of patients at the end of January should be close to 8 thousand. As of October 22, that number is 4,727.

According to this table, the total number of recoveries should be close to 12 thousand.

“The actual figures for the respective indicators are also shown. The red curve shows when the first peak was reached and that the second peak of disease can be expected, ”says the VU report.

Delphi recalls that last day a record 424 new cases of coronavirus and another five deaths were registered in Lithuania.

Half of new coronavirus cases are in Vilnius county

Of the 424 confirmed cases of coronavirus per day, almost half, that is, 200 were detected in the residents of Vilnius County, the National Center for Public Health reported Thursday.

159 cases, based on currently available data, were associated with outbreaks and 216 people became infected with COVID-19. The circumstances of the infection in 84 people are not yet clear to epidemiologists.

80 new cases were detected in Kaunas, 38 in Šiauliai, 30 in Klaipėda, 24 in Marijampolė counties. Another 18 were approved in Telšiai, 14 in Panevėžys, ten in Utena, eight in Tauragė and two in Alytus counties.

Seven import cases were also recorded: two from Russia, one each from Spain, Belgium, France, Belarus and Romania.

Most of the new cases are in nursing homes and hospitals.

According to epidemiologists, in Marijampolė County, 20 confirmed cases per day are related to an outbreak in Marijampolė special social care homes: coronavirus was detected in 18 residents and two employees. A total of 54 related cases have already been registered here: 35 for residents and 19 for employees.

Another 5 new cases, confirmed yesterday, are related to the outbreak in the Lioliai welfare home in Kelmė district. A total of 21 coronavirus cases were identified here, in 12 residents and four workers, and five secondary cases were identified.

There are also three new cases, according to epidemiologists, related to the Blinstrubiškės welfare home near Raseiniai. Individuals are employees. A total of 172 cases of COVID-19 are associated with this outbreak, of which 51 were workers, 111 inhabitants and 10 secondary cases.

Eight cases of coronavirus, confirmed yesterday, were associated with outbreaks in the departments of the Kaunas clinics, and four cases were associated with outbreaks in the departments of the Kaunas Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. In addition, one case, confirmed yesterday, is associated with outbreaks at the Vilkija Primary Health Care Center of the Kaunas District, the Vilkija Nursing and Supportive Care Hospital.

In Vilnius County, the virus is spreading in educational institutions and groups.

During the last day, five cases of infection were recorded in connection with the outbreak in the Pabradė “Žeimena” gymnasium, four – in the outbreak in the Skaidiškė kindergarten-school in the Vilnius district. Three more cases of coronavirus are associated with the outbreak in the Vilnius “Žemyna” kindergarten, two – with outbreaks in the Capital Basketball School, VGTU Engineering Gymnasium, Vilnius Ąžuolynas Progymnasium.

In addition, it is estimated that a case registered yesterday is related to an outbreak in the Valakampiai social services home. Two more cases are related to the outbreak in the dance studio “Spindulys”, one – to the fireplace in the Vilnius choir “Bel Canto”.

In Kaunas County, another case is estimated to be related to the outbreak at the Kaišiadorys Social Services Center, as well as one case – the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

There were also two cases related to the outbreak in the Kaunas choir “Lyra”, one related to the outbreak in the dance studio “Flash Dance”.

One case from each case in Kaunas County is associated with outbreaks in the “Long Mustache” kindergarten, Veiveriai Tomas Žilinskas Gymnasium, Kaunas Vaižgantas Progymnasium Technological University.

Yesterday, in Šiauliai county, two new infections were recorded in connection with the Šiauliai educational center “Spindulys”, one related to outbreaks in the Kelmė vocational training center, in the company “Kelmės vanduo”.

There is also 1 case recorded in Šiauliai county related to the outbreak at Kuršėnai hospital; here a total of 36 related cases have been identified.

Four cases of infection registered in Klaipėda county during the last day are associated with an outbreak in the Skuodas branch of the Republican Hospital of Klaipėda, all people are patients. Here a total of 9 related cases have already been registered.

A case in Klaipėda county is associated with outbreaks at the Ernestas Galvanauskas Vocational Training Center in Klaipėda and Klaip deda University.

In Telšiai County, two cases are associated with an outbreak in the Rietavas Cultural Center, one in the Department of Psychiatry of the Klaipėda Seafarers Hospital in Švėkšna, and another case of infection is estimated to be related to the outbreak in the Plungė Post Office.

In Panevėžys County, seven coronavirus cases are associated with an outbreak in Pasvalys police, two with a focus on the Panevėžys Republican Hospital Infectious Disease Clinic, of which one person is a patient and the other a employee.

In Utena County, three cases of infection, registered yesterday, are related to a family vacation in the Molėtai district, and three more, to a neighborhood meeting. There are also two more cases in Utena County related to the outbreak in the Utena Court Expert Division of the State Forensic Psychiatric Service.

In Tauragė County, there were three cases of coronavirus per day, related to the outbreak at Jurbarkas Hospital, all people are patients. A total of 6 related cases were registered.

The NVSC reports that 424 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded per day, five people died.

In Lithuania, a total of 8,663 cases of the COVID-19 disease have been confirmed, 4,727 people are still sick, 3,773 have recovered and 125 people have died.

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