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9,185 molecular tests (PCR) and 4,693 of antigens were carried out in the country on suspicion of coronavirus.
The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 102.5 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the past seven days is 1.1 percent.
In Lithuania, since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has affected 278 thousand 72 people.
Statistically recovered and currently 264 thousand live. 362 people, declared 212 thousand. 975 recovered. Statistically, there are currently 3,590 sick people, the declared number of patients is 54 thousand. 977.
The Department of Statistics considers that a person declared sick has a confirmed case and the end of the disease has not been confirmed by a doctor. A statistically ill person is one for whom illness has been confirmed in the last 28 days. After this period, the person is considered statistically healthy.
According to the department, the statistical rate of patients may be more accurate to assess the morbidity of the population, since among declared patients there may be cases in which a person is no longer ill but the GP has not confirmed the end of the illness. .
A total of 4,352 people died in Lithuania from COVID-19. 8,822 deaths are directly and indirectly related to this infectious disease.
People ages 50 to 79 died of COVID-19 on the last day
Three people died last day from COVID-19, aged between 50 and 79, according to data published by Statistics Lithuania on Wednesday.
One death belonged to the age groups 50-59, 60-69, and 70-79 years.
The Statistics Department notes that the number of deaths per day is preliminary and can be replaced with records delayed within a few days.
A total of 4,352 people died in Lithuania from COVID-19. 8,822 deaths are directly and indirectly related to this infectious disease.
Most of the deaths from COVID-19 (1,559 people) were in the age group 80-89 years. The eight dead were between 20 and 29 years old.
364 COVID-19 patients are currently being treated in hospitals, 55 of whom are in resuscitation.
Lithuanian hospitals are currently treating 364 COVID-19 patients, 55 of them in resuscitation, Statistics Lithuania reported on Wednesday.
Oxygen is added to 280 patients and 28 patients receive artificial lung ventilation.
21 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 per day.
In Lithuania, since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has affected 278 thousand 72 people.
More than 24 thousand people were vaccinated on the last day. people
Last day, 8083 people received the first dose of the vaccine, 16 thousand people received the second. 66, released by the Statistics Department on Wednesday.
In the country of COVID-19, the first dose of the vaccine was 1 million 183 thousand 917 people, two – 772 thousand. 958.
At least one dose of the 53.4% vaccine was administered. over 80, 67.8 percent. – population between 75 and 79 years old, 69.9%. – 70-74 years and 68.2% – population 65 to 69 years.
55.3% of those vaccinated are in the age group 55 to 64 years, 48.5% in the 45 to 54 years, 46.5% in the 35 to 44 years and 39, 4% in the 25 to 34 year old. population. In the youngest group, 36.5 percent were vaccinated. people.
In Lithuania, 42.4% have received at least one coronavirus vaccine. people.
In total, Lithuania has received 2 million. 267,925 doses of vaccine, all of which are delivered to vaccination centers. Here 1 million was used. 956 thousand 875 doses.
About 311,000 have yet to be used. dose.
Vaccination of Lithuanians abroad
Aušrinė Armonaitė, a member of the Seimas, addressed the Ministry of Health and requested that compatriots living abroad can be vaccinated against the coronavirus in Lithuania.
“Having declared their departure from Lithuania, they do not have the opportunity to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in Lithuania. (…) Today I submitted an application to the Ministry of Health and invited to make it possible for all Lithuanian citizens to get vaccinated free of charge in Lithuania, regardless of their declared place of residence, including those living abroad, ”said A Armonaitė. on Facebook Tuesday.
Currently, only Lithuanian citizens who pay compulsory health insurance contributions are vaccinated in Lithuania.
According to the politician, he approached the Ministry of Health after receiving foreign questions from foreign Lithuanians about coming to Lithuania during the pandemic and the possibility of getting vaccinated here.
“Currently, many Lithuanians from around the world plan to return to Lithuania to visit their loved ones. (…) This would help to more effectively control the spread of the virus in the country during the holidays and send a message to our diaspora : we care about you ”, he said.
According to the minister, Lithuania has asked for more than 9 million. doses of vaccine from different manufacturers and is one of the leading countries in the European Union in terms of vaccination rates.
The adviser to the Minister of Health, Aistė Šuksta BNS, stated that the problem of vaccinating Lithuanians abroad is currently being resolved, but “is not related to a possible shortage of vaccines.”
Decrease in virus outbreaks.
Comparing the last two weeks, according to data collected from epidemiological studies conducted by the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), the number of active outbreaks of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has decreased by almost 35%. At the same time, an assessment of the trends recorded in the COVID-19 outbreak map in mid-May and June shows that the number of active outbreaks decreased by almost 70% in one month, from 448 in May to 138 in June.
According to Daiva Razmuvienė, an epidemiologist at NVSC, although recent favorable trends have been observed in assessing recorded COVID-19 outbreaks across all sectors, business enterprises stood out positively last week.
According to her, the vaccination rates in the municipalities, as the data show, correlate very clearly with the epidemiological situation. In other words, where vaccination rates are higher, the epidemiological situation is much better.
For example, in the municipality of Neringa, which, after vaccinating more than 80 percent. population, the rate of vaccination is leading in Lithuania, there have been no new cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks.
The same favorable trends are seen in the municipality of Birštonas, where recently there have been no COVID-19 cases and vaccination rates are among the highest in the country. At that time, for example, in Alytus district, Akmenė district municipalities, where at least one dose of vaccine greater than 53% was vaccinated. population, isolated cases of coronavirus infection were reported in June.
