announces municipalities with the highest incidence



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The relative incidence of coronavirus infection, published by the National Center for Public Health on Wednesday, stands at 328.9 new cases of COVID-19, detected at 100,000 in 14 days. population. During the week, the number of cases of this type increased by 23.4%.

Currently, Lithuania has 18 municipalities, where the relative morbidity is less than 100 new cases per 100,000. population. However, several areas of the 60 municipalities can be distinguished, where the indicator is well above the national average.

Unfortunately, among these municipalities, according to the high level of morbidity, Vilnius city currently ranks fourth (655 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) and Vilnius district is adjacent (631 cases). And Salcininkai d. (661 cases), Marijampolė (692 cases) and Širvintos district, where in the last 2 weeks 100 thousand. the number of new cases of COVID-19 disease per capita exceeded one thousand (1020 cases).

In the belief that only strict safety measures and vaccination will help stop the development of the coronavirus more quickly, it can be recalled that 495,383 doses of vaccine delivered to the vaccination sites have been used for vaccination both first and foremost. times throughout the territory of Lithuania, according to the official statistics of Wednesday 765. Vaccinated 12.04 percent. Lithuania has received a total of 642,365 doses of vaccine.

In Vilnius, out of 121,559 doses, 108,004 have been used so far (10.83% of the population has been vaccinated), in the neighboring municipality of Vilnius district 9,216 doses of the 12,716 received have been used for vaccination with the first and second vaccine, the vaccination volume is only 7.5%.

It is even lower in Visaginas (6.61%) and Šalčininkai district (5.44%), but the Širvintos district, which has the highest number of coronavirus cases, has tried to vaccinate 10.47% so far. its population.

Kaunas (14.4%), which has distanced itself more from other Lithuanian cities at the rate of vaccination, handles more than 100,000. Kaunas District, which already has a population of 12.78%. In Klaipėda, 11.57 percent were vaccinated on Wednesday, in Šiauliai, 12.81 percent. and in Panevėžys – 12.76 percent. population.

In Kaunas during the last 2 weeks 100 thousand. 238 new cases of COVID-19 disease were confirmed in the population, 209 cases in the Kaunas district. In Klaipėda – 248 starts, in Panevėžys – 351 starts, and in Šiauliai – 140 starts.

The following three municipalities now have the lowest incidence of coronavirus infection: Plungė d. and Joniškis (49 per 100,000 inhabitants each) and the district of Akmenė. (59 new cases of the disease have been detected in 100,000 people in the last 14 days).

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