Municipalities that have escaped most of the quarantine are no longer among the relatively safest



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According to statistics published on the last day of the winter calendar, in the last 14 days, 250.3 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country per 100,000 inhabitants. This relative morbidity rate is currently the lowest of the 60 Lithuanian municipalities in Pakruojis district (44 cases), slightly higher in Mažeikiai district (51 cases) and Šakiai district (54 cases per 100,000 population).

The municipalities that were the first to agitate the central government in their territories to “remove quarantine restrictions” will not be detected in the first three municipalities. For example, Neringa, which until recently enjoyed a zero morbidity rate, as confirmed by the National Center for Public Health, has already counted 55 new cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks, per 100,000 cases. population. Another small tourist town, Birštonas, 74 cases.

The first case of COVID-19 in Lithuania was detected exactly one year ago in Šiauliai, which then changed its position according to the incidence in the municipal table, being among those with the most infections and the least. According to the latest data, in the last 14 days 166 new cases of the disease have been confirmed in the territory of the municipality of Šiauliai. population.

Unfortunately, the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, recorded 384 such cases (per 100,000 inhabitants) during the same period, and there are only 3 municipalities in the morbidity table: Visaginas (386 cases), Biržai district (520) and Švenčionys district (587 cases). .).

Much better situation with 100,000. in the Kaunas district, which already has a population, where 191 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in recent weeks. During the same period, 249 cases were detected in Panevėžys, 266 in Kaunas, 289 in Vilnius district and 297 new cases of COVID-19 in Klaipėda. population.

Across Lithuania, the number of daily cases increased by 9.3 percent in the last week, and after 49,292 studies, a fatal infection was confirmed by 7.4 percent. cases. The proportion of positive cases in Vilnius is higher: 10.4 percent. (out of 12 73 surveys conducted during the week), in Kaunas – 6.6 percent. (6391 research), in Klaipeda – 5.9 percent. (3770 studies), in the city of Šiauliai – 4.7 percent. (2229 studies), in the Vilnius district – 9.9 percent. (Research from 1546), in the Kaunas district – 6.5 percent. (1252 studies), in Panevėžys – 7.9 percent. (The volume of research in the last 7 days in this municipality was 1136).

To date, according to official statistics, a total of 908,029 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Lithuania and 4949 tests have been carried out during the previous day. The number of deaths from COVID-19 or any other cause of deaths from COVID-19 due to non-external causes of death within 28 days is 6481. Of these, 3,244 citizens report that the coronavirus is the direct cause of death.

163,566 people (including 121,449 women) have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country. To date, as reported by Statistics Lithuania on Sunday, 278,885 doses of the vaccine have been received and 236,606 have been used.

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