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According to the NVSC, from January 4 to 10. The highest number of patients was registered in Telšiai County (33.6 cases per 10,000 inhabitants), the lowest in Tauragė County (20.5 cases per 10,000 inhabitants).
In the last week of 2020 (53 weeks), 26 cases of influenza were registered in Lithuania, in the first week of this year fewer: 18.
2020-2021 During the flu season, no one was treated for flu in hospitals.
County Morbidity and Influenza Data:
Morbidity and influenza in 2021 The first week
The overall morbidity rate of the Lithuanian population in the same week of the previous influenza season (2019-2020) was higher (43.0 cases per 10,000 inhabitants).
Morbidity and influenza in 2021 The first week
In the event of the spread of influenza and CVD, the population is advised to:
- choose appropriate clothing and footwear for this time of year;
- Eat more fruits and vegetables;
- frequent ventilation and wet cleaning of the premises (especially if more people live and work);
- wash your hands frequently with warm running water (especially before meals, after caring for the patient or going to the bathroom);
- wash washed hands;
- cover your nose and mouth with tissues when coughing or sneezing;
- throw away used tissues immediately and wash your hands again;
- If you experience flu-like symptoms, do not treat yourself and see your GP.
As a reminder, the most effective way to protect yourself against the flu is a vaccine, so if you haven’t had time to get vaccinated, you have a chance to do so.
People at risk get vaccinated against the flu.
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