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As of June 4, the Kaunas Department of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC) in Kaunas County had registered 142 cases of COVID-19 disease. Most people were ill in Kaunas city – 94 and Kaunas district – 21, Jonava district – 10, Raseiniai district – 6, Prienai district – 5, Kaišiadorys district – 4 and Kėdainiai district – 1. Only in Birštonas municipality no one fell ill.
The morbidity rate is also the highest in Kaunas: 3.3 cases per 10,000. population and 2.43 cases in the Jonava district. Most of the patients have already recovered, they represent 86.6 percent. Of all the sick.
According to the age of the patients, the highest number of cases was registered in the age group of 17 to 30 years – 36 cases and in the age group of 41 to 50 years – 33 cases. The incidence rate is highest in the age group of 41 to 50 years: 4.6 cases per 10,000. population per week. The youngest patient is 11 years old, the oldest is 92 years old. The average age of patients is 46 years, and the average age of recovered patients is 43.7 years.
The difference between sick women and men is a few cases, but the morbidity rate for men is greater than 2.6 compared to 2.5 cases for 10,000 women. population.
71 percent. the patients (101 people) fell ill relatively easily and were treated on an outpatient basis, 29 percent. were treated in hospital (41 individuals).
In Kaunas County, the average illness is 24.8 days after illness (onset of symptoms). He had the shortest illness for 13 days and the longest for 47 days.
The highest number of illnesses was recorded in March – 69 and April – 51. During May, 19 new illnesses were recorded in Kaunas County, 15 illnesses in Kaunas, 3 in the Kaunas District, and one resident of another county.
A total of 4 deaths from COVID-19 were reported between April 4 and May 6. The dead had chronic diseases and were over 70 years old.
Among the patients, 21 health workers were identified, 15 of whom have already recovered.
Outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported in two Kaunas hospitals. Eight patients were registered from May 5 to 8 and 5 cases of another outbreak from May 17 to 26 in these outbreaks occurred in 7 patients and 6 health workers. Fortunately, the outbreaks did not spread and were controlled in a timely manner.
The last COVID-19 case was registered in the county on May 26.
According to Kristina Rudžinskaitė, Advisor to the Infectious Disease Management Division of the Kaunas Department of NVSC, the epidemiological diagnosis of COVID-19 cases revealed that 67 patients (47%) were infected outside of Lithuania, 65 patients (45%) they did not leave Lithuania, but interacted with returnees or sick people. 31 cases were associated with 7 outbreaks (22%). The source of infection could not be identified in 10 patients. A total of 1,144 people in close contact had to be isolated for up to 14 days from the date of the last contact.
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