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Last day, 189 cases of coronavirus were registered in our country.
Number of new cases in 14 days 100 thousand. population increased to 63.3, the proportion of positive diagnostic tests increased to 2.2 percent per day.
4094 molecular tests (PCR) and 3033 of antigens to the presumed coronavirus were carried out in the country.
In Lithuania, since the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 has caused 280 thousand.The number of 966 people, of whom were still sick, increased to 1646 per day.
A total of 4,410 people have died from the disease, with 9,013 deaths directly and indirectly related to COVID-19.
91 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospitals, 11 of them in resuscitation
Lithuanian hospitals are currently treating 91 COVID-19 patients, 11 of them in resuscitation, Statistics Lithuania reported Sunday.
Compared with the previous day, the number of patients in medical institutions increased.
In addition, 75 people are given oxygen and eight patients receive artificial lung ventilation.
7 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 per day.
In Lithuania, since the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 has caused 280,966 people.
The first dose of coronavirus was administered to 3,000 patients per day. people
A total of 3,789 people were vaccinated against the coronavirus last day: 3,041 of them received the first dose and 748 received the second dose, Lithuania Statistics reported on Sunday.
In the country, COVID-19 has been vaccinated with at least one dose of 1 million vaccines. 351 thousand 303 people, in total – 1 million. 208 thousand 339.
At least one dose of the vaccine was 55.2%. more than 80, 69.9 percent. – population between 75 and 79 years old, 72.6%. – 70-74 years and 71.5 percent. – population from 65 to 69 years old.
In the age group 55 to 64 years, 62 percent are vaccinated, in the age group 45 to 54 years – 56.3 percent, in the age group 35 to 44 years – 54.9 per percent, in the age group from 25 to 34 years – 47.5 percent, from 16 to 24 years in the age group – 45.5 percent. population. 12.9% of children aged 12-15 years were vaccinated.
Some of these values increased by one or two tenths of a percentage point per day, the rest were unchanged.
In Lithuania, 48.3% have received at least one coronavirus vaccine. people: 0.1 percentage points more than a day before.
In total, Lithuania has received 3 million. 395,155 doses of vaccines, of which 2 million were used. 483 thousand 152 doses.
Almost 90 percent. people treated with COVID-19 in hospitals have not been vaccinated
Almost 90 percent. People treated for COVID-19 in hospitals have not been vaccinated, according to preliminary data available from the BNS.
In terms of people treated since the beginning of June, just under 10 percent. only one of the two doses of the vaccine was vaccinated.
According to the Department of Statistics later on Friday, among those treated in hospitals, 88% were vaccinated, 7% vaccinated with one of the two doses of the vaccine, fully vaccinated, but less than two weeks after the last dose – 1%, fully vaccinated and after the last vaccination has passed at least two weeks: 4 percent.
Similar indicators for the evaluation of new infections.
During the same period, according to the Department of Statistics, among the new cases, the unvaccinated are 82%, vaccinated with one of the two doses of the vaccine – 10%, fully vaccinated, but less than two weeks after the last dose – 2%, fully vaccinated and at least two weeks have passed since the last vaccination: 6 percent.
When calculating deaths from this disease, 89 percent. the dead were not vaccinated.
It is recommended that children ages 12 to 17 get vaccinated with Moderna
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended on Friday a vaccine developed by Moderna against the pandemic coronavirus in children aged 12 to 17 years.
This is the second drug in Europe that allows adolescents to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The use of Spikevax in children 12 to 17 years of age will be the same as in people 18 years of age and older,” the EVA said in a statement.
New test procedure
In order to control the spread of the COVID-19 Delta strain in Lithuania, as of July 26. The complementary list of works and areas of activity will come into force, whose representatives must carry out periodic preventive inspections for a contagious disease for which a state emergency and / or quarantine has been declared.
Regular medical examinations will be required for non-sick and non-vaccinated workers against COVID-19 in certain sectors or activities. If the employee refuses or fails to perform periodic tests for other reasons, the employee may be suspended from work.
From now on, employees working in international freight, public transport and passenger transport companies, as well as people dedicated to leisure and entertainment, cultural and artistic services (event organization and visitor service) must get tested periodically. The requirements will also affect the catering and retail sectors. Employees of public administration entities, military professional military service and employees whose activities are related to the management of the massive influx of foreigners, who have declared an emergency at the state level (constant direct contact with these foreigners), must also have regular health exams.
According to Deputy Health Minister Aušra Bilotienė Motiejūnienė, we are already seeing an increase in testing volumes due to extended mandatory periodic testing for employees in certain work areas and activities, which will take effect on Monday.
“By monitoring the growth of test volumes, we encourage all employers and employees to plan responsibly and in advance the timing of mandatory periodic tests. According to the load of mobile points, we urge the municipalities to re-evaluate and plan the activities of the mobile points and, if necessary, increase both the number of places and extend the working hours of these points ”, says the vice minister.
A. Bilotienė Motiejūnienė also urges all people who have not yet been vaccinated to get vaccinated, thus contributing to more effective management of the pandemic, and to be among those for whom mandatory periodic testing is not relevant.
Mandatory periodic sanitary inspections must be carried out with a frequency not exceeding every 7 days and at least every 10 days since the last sanitary inspection, taking into account the epidemiological characteristics of the communicable disease for which a state of emergency and quarantine has been declared. .
