Latest data: announce how many Lithuanians have already been vaccinated

According to the latest data from the Department of Statistics, 1,728,574 citizens (61.8%) were vaccinated in the country as of Thursday, of which 7,964 were vaccinated on Wednesday – 75-79 years (194 people). 256 children (12-15 years old) were vaccinated in Lithuania on Wednesday.

Among the large municipalities (with a population of 100,000 and more), the residents of Panevėžys lead the vaccination activity (65.7%), followed by the leaders of Kaunas (64.9%). To date, 62.7% have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Vilnius city, 62.5 percent. Kaunas district, 60.6 percent. Šiauliai, 53.5 percent. Klaipeda and 50.7 percent. Residents of the Vilnius district municipality.

This last municipality, according to the data on vaccination of the population published this Thursday, is among the three Lithuanian municipalities that have the least faith in the benefits of science and vaccines. In this sense, the Šalčininkai district is “in the lead”, which has not expanded to 40% so far; so far, 39.8% have been vaccinated in this district. population. Skuodas district was also in the untraceable trio (51.9% were vaccinated).

However, the small municipality of Neringa (95%) has long exceeded the 70% limit. Akmenė d. (vaccinated 87.8% of the population) and Alytus d. (86.7%) people. Also, Anykščiai and Ignalina d. (74.8% each), Druskininkai and Birstonas (72.4% each), Moletai d. (71.9 percent), Jurbarkas (71.7 percent), Varena d. (71.6%) and Rokiskis d. (70.6%) population.

Neringa, of course, according to statistics, now has the highest proportion (98.5%) of the potentially immunized population. In Lithuania, sadly, it is still less than 70 percent, and as the Department of Statistics announced on Thursday, we still have 67 percent in the country. potentially immunized citizens.

Last day 1,486 new cases of COVID-19 were identified, 15 people died, the Department of Statistics announced on Thursday.

Thirteen of the dead were not vaccinated or were partially vaccinated.

3,512 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine. A total of 7,964 people were vaccinated per day.

The number of patients treated for COVID-19 in hospitals has exceeded a thousand and is currently 1,014. 116 patients are in resuscitation. Compared to the previous day, the number of people in hospitals has increased by two dozen.

Hospitals and deaths

119 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 per day, similar to the day before.

78 patients undergo artificial lung ventilation, and an additional 835 people receive oxygen.

During the peak of the pandemic, the number of patients in hospitals reached 2.6 thousand in January this year, leading to a regular reduction in the availability of other medical services.

Nine people over the age of 80 died on the last day, of which only one was vaccinated. Four people over the age of 70 and two people over the age of 90 also died, one of whom was vaccinated.

To date, a total of 4,866 people have died from COVID-19 in Lithuania, of which 85 have been fully vaccinated. 9,677 deaths are directly and indirectly related to COVID-19.

Vaccination

To date, at least one dose of the vaccine has been vaccinated in more than 1 million. 728.4 thousand people, more than 1 million fully vaccinated. 594.2 thousand

1,213 people received the booster dose per day, a total of 19,000 people have been re-vaccinated so far. people.

Due to renovation works, Statistics Lithuania does not currently publish some vaccination data.

So far, a total of 3.17 million have been used for vaccination in Lithuania. 4.68 million vaccine doses. available. More than 1.51 million are unused. dose.

Epidemiological situation

Number of new cases of coronavirus in 14 days 100 thousand. the population reached 550.7 inhabitants and grew almost thirty per day. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests at seven days is 6.3 percent. and increased slightly daily.

13,2 thousand jobs were carried out in the country on the last day. molecular (PCR) and 10.8 mil. antigen tests for suspected coronavirus.

In Lithuania, since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has affected 321,2 thousand people. people, of which 13 thousand are still sick. 175 is 750 more patients than the day before.

In Vilnius, doctors fight for a seriously ill child with COVID-19

Vilnius doctors are fighting for the life of a teenager with a severe form of COVID-19, says Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys, urging those who have not been vaccinated to think.

“Currently, a child is in resuscitation in Vilnius, and the doctors are fighting for his life for the seventh day. The situation is very complicated. The boy is 14 years old, he has not been vaccinated, he has been infected from his relatives, at home”, the minister told reporters in the Seimas on Thursday.

“It just came to our attention then. Here’s the answer for everyone: companies and employers. There are also many business organizations where employees are poorly vaccinated. It seems to me that maybe we will listen to those stories and draw conclusions, ”said A. Dulkys.

According to him, hospitals are currently the place where the situation with the coronavirus is most tense.

“We currently have more than a thousand patients with covid and more than a hundred in resuscitation. I believe that if we reach about 200 patients in resuscitation, from that moment on a situation will begin in which doctors will have to choose whose life to save and the one they no longer have, ”warned the minister.

According to the Statistics Department on Thursday, the number of patients treated for COVID-19 in hospitals is currently 1,014, and 116 patients are treated in resuscitation. Compared to the previous day, the number of people in hospitals has increased by two dozen.