COVID-19 in Lithuania: 1976 new cases, 11 people died, the infection spreads in hospitals, residences, prisons, army



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The Department of Statistics announces that the total number of confirmed cases for specific people in the country is 60,193. A total of 491 people have died from the infection in the country, and the number of people infected with coronavirus from other causes is 227.

60 people recovered in the last day and the total number of people who recovered was 14,120. However, there are still 45,355 infected.

On Saturday, 9,303 samples of suspected coronavirus were analyzed, for a total of 1,251,462 to date.

1,798 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospitals, 140 of them in resuscitation.

987 patients need oxygen, 90 people are covered by artificial lung ventilation.

Currently, more than half of the hospital beds are occupied 8,246 of the 16,000. 617.

Of the 670 resuscitation beds, just over half were occupied – 369. Of the 617 beds that can be used for artificial lung ventilation, 227 are occupied, of the 6 235 oxygen beds 2,096 are occupied.

The mathematician Vaidotas Zemlys-Balevičius, who participates in the Health Council convened by President Gitanas Nausėda, said there was no evidence of improvement.

“We have seen the success of the countries that preceded the quarantine of Lithuania, Ireland and Israel, it took them around three weeks to see the curve, we have another week to see the effect,” the interim health minister told reporters on Thursday. Aurelijus Veryga.

However, V. Zemlys-Balevičius, who analyzed the statistics, contradicts that there is no data to show that the situation will improve anytime soon.

People aged 50 to 89 died, most in Vilnius County

The coronavirus killed 11 people in the last day, ranging in age from 50 to 89, and had comorbidities, the National Center for Public Health said Sunday.

According to the Center, four deaths were recorded in Vilnius County. People belonged to the age groups of 50 to 59, 70 to 79 and 80 to 89 years; In Kaunas County, three cases were reported for the age groups 70-79 and 80-89 years.

Two more deaths were recorded in Panevėžys County, the deaths belonged to the age groups 70-79 and 80-89.

A person between 80 and 89 years old died in Alytus County, another person between 70 and 79 years old died in Marijampolė County.

In addition, the last day there were seven deaths in coronavirus deaths from other causes.

Currently, the infection has claimed 491 lives.

It spreads in hospitals, residences, prisons, the army

The coronavirus continues to spread in hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and some military units, the National Public Health Center (NVSC) said on Sunday.

According to the data of the Center, after the confirmation of 1976 new cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Lithuania last day, most of them were registered in Kaunas – 451 and in Vilnius – 404.

Another 291 cases were detected in Šiauliai, 281 cases in Klaipėda, 160 – in Panevėžys, 142 – in Telšiai counties.

75 cases of infection were confirmed in Taurag, 59 in Marijampolė, 52 in Utena, and 49 in Alytus counties. 12 cases have not yet been assigned to any region of the country due to lack of information. The regions to which to assign these cases will be determined after the epidemiological study.

On Saturday, coronavirus cases related to the outbreak were recorded in the Nursing and Maintenance Department of the Varėna Hospital, where a total of 25 related infection cases were recorded during the week.

In addition, seven more cases of coronavirus were confirmed last day, related to the outbreak at the Ramučiai nursing home in Kaunas district. A total of 15 COVID-19 cases have been reported here in recent days.

Furthermore, on the last day, outbreak-related cases were recorded in Šiauliai Remand Center, where a total of 12 infections were recorded, in Šiaulių vandenys, where a total of 18 infections were recorded, as well as in Šiauliai Dermės school, where they are currently confirmed 24 cases. outbreaks of infection.

Last day, cases related to outbreaks were also reported in the branches of the Kazlų Rūda Social Support Center, Pasvalys Social Services Center, Biržai, Tauragė, Šilalė and Raseiniai hospitals.

In addition, yesterday there were cases of infection related to the outbreak in the artillery battalion of Brigadier General M. Pečiulionis in Šilalė district. In addition, cases related to the outbreak continued to be recorded in the Kybartai sector of the Marijampolė Correctional Institution, where a total of 56 cases of infection were recorded. The outbreak also continues in the Marijampolė Correctional Facility, where a total of 32 cases of coronavirus infection were registered.

An epidemiological diagnosis of 1,052 cases is currently being carried out, and the rest will be made on Sunday.

Cases in which the circumstances of a person’s infection are unclear, that is, epidemiological studies have established that people did not travel abroad, did not communicate with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 158 are currently registered.

According to currently available data, 172 cases related to outbreaks in families were registered in Lithuania on the last day.



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