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During the last day, 44 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Lithuania. The good news is that no deaths from coronavirus have been reported in the last day. A total of 4,379 people died in Lithuania from COVID-19. 8,894 deaths have been linked to this infectious disease, directly and indirectly.
On Friday, 4,813 tests were carried out for suspected coronavirus. The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 36.7 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the last seven days is 0.6 percent.
A total of 278,655 coronavirus cases were detected in Lithuania. There are currently 1,014 patients.
267,335 people are considered healthy. 180 people recovered last day.
During the previous day, 28,439 people were vaccinated with the first dose and 4,185 with the second dose.
A total of 1,226,487 people received the first dose of the vaccine and 928,993 received the second.
Thirteen new patients were hospitalized on the last day. A total of 180 people infected with coronavirus are treated in hospitals across the country, 30 of whom are being resuscitated.
For the strain all patients will be examined
COVID-19 Delta strain tests will be performed on all coronavirus patients, the Department of Health (SAM) said.
The alarming strain, which was first recorded in India, as in other strains, has been studied to date, but according to SAM, the details of the study mean that people with coronavirus take up to two weeks to recover and people exposed. to coronavirus. Insulation expired.
“After the detection of the first cases of Delta in the country, it was decided to introduce, in addition to certain mutation studies currently underway, mutation studies of the Delta strain of the virus in all people with coronavirus. The results of these studies are obtained in 24 hours. and thus allow the responsible authorities to carry out a greater control of the spread of dangerous strains of coronavirus as soon as possible, ”said SAM.
Vaccine shipment
11.4 thousand were delivered to Lithuania on Friday. Janssen Vaccine Dose.
According to SAM data, with this, the eighth shipment, Lithuania received 52.6 thousand. vaccine doses from this manufacturer. 44.5 thousand were used to vaccinate the population. from them.
This vaccine, unlike other currently approved coronavirus vaccines, is administered as a single vaccine.
Vaccination rates
In Lithuania, 5.8% of COVID-19 were vaccinated with at least one dose. In children 12 years of age and older, weekly vaccination volumes decreased, according to data from the Statistics Department on Friday.
Vaccination of children aged 12 to 16 in Lithuania started on June 14.
In the week from last Friday to this Thursday, the first dose in Lithuania was 21 thousand. people or an average of 3 thousand. per day. That’s half of less than a week before those numbers hit 46,000, respectively. and 6.6 thousand.
A total of 110.9 thousand people received the first or second vaccination during the week. people – just under a week ago, when there were 134 thousand of them.
Most vaccinated people are in the age group 70-74 years: 70% received at least one vaccine. Lithuanians of this age.
