Lithuania breaks another sad record: we are first in the EU in terms of mortality from COVID-19

According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the two-week morbidity rate in Lithuania has now dropped to 1,004.84 cases per 100,000 cases. population and mortality in 344.64 cases.

In the group of countries of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK) in terms of mortality, Lithuania is surpassed only by Liechtenstein, where the mortality rate in the last two weeks is 573 , 25 cases and the incidence rate is 661.84 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.

The highest incidence of coronavirus in the EU, EEA and UK group is currently in the Czech Republic. It amounts to 1512.84 cases per 100 thousand. population, mortality – 199.06 cases. Delfi recalls that this country was already a leader in Europe in terms of COVID-19 infection in autumn.

Ireland is among the leading countries. Here, the incidence of coronavirus infection in the last two weeks is 1,253.69 cases per 100,000. population, mortality – 28.55 cases.

In Slovenia, which has also overtaken Lithuania, the morbidity rate in two weeks is 1,171.89 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and the mortality rate is 270.55.

Morbidity and mortality from coronavirus in neighboring Latvia increased dramatically. In this country, the incidence rate in the last two weeks is 689.49 cases per 100,000. population, mortality – 151.04 cases. We remember that for a long time, the incidence of coronavirus in this country was the lowest in Europe.

In Estonia, the incidence rate in the last two weeks is also high. It reaches 603.63 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, with a mortality rate of 55.86 cases.

In neighboring Poland, the morbidity rate during the last two weeks is currently 340.7 cases per 100,000 population and the mortality rate is 108.42 cases.

The lowest morbidity rate in the last two weeks is in Iceland. Here it amounts to 48.18 cases per 100 thousand. population, mortality – 2.8 cases.

The incidence is also low in Finland. Here, the morbidity rate for the last two weeks is 62.58 cases per 100,000. population, the mortality rate is 9.24.

According to data from the Department of Statistics, since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has infected 164 thousand people in Lithuania. 414 people, 97 thousand. 511 people recovered, 63 thousand. 490 – tebeserga.

A total of 2346 people died from coronavirus in Lithuania.

Most coronavirus deaths are between the ages of 80 and 89. 839 people died in this age group.

633 people in Lithuania died of COVID-19 between the ages of 70 and 79.

402 coronavirus deaths ranged in age from 60 to 69.

The coronavirus also claimed the lives of 223 people between the ages of 90 and 99 and 196 people between the ages of 50 and 59. age group.

34 people died of COVID-19 between the ages of 40 and 49, and 12 died between the ages of 30 and 39.

5 people over the age of 100 and 3 adults under the age of 30 also died from coronavirus.

COVID-19 infection was confirmed in 1371 people in Lithuania last day, 29 people died from coronavirus last day: 13 women and 16 men.