Another 833 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Lithuania, 7 people died



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On the last day, 5,371 molecular tests (PCR) and 2,486 antigens were carried out in the country for suspected coronavirus.

The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 379.5 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the past seven days is 6.8 percent.

In Lithuania, since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has affected 219 thousand people. 607 people.

Statistically, 201 thousand recovered. 680 people, declared 158 thousand. 226 recovered. At present, 9929 people are sick, the declared number of patients is 53 thousand. 383.

7,753 people received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine last day, and 603 people received the second, the Statistics Department said Sunday.

A total of 386 thousand people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine in Lithuania. 26 people, both – 176 thousand. 328.

Lithuanian hospitals are currently treating 845 COVID-19 patients, 89 of them in resuscitation, the Statistics Department reported on Sunday.

Oxygen is added to 708 patients and 55 patients receive artificial lung ventilation.

99 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 per day.

Lithuania is already the second St. Easter accepts quarantine. However, the big cities offered an alternative way to celebrate: vaccination campaigns. However, it appears that most Lithuanians will not receive the vaccine until the summer. The exact start date of the mass vaccination is still drowning in the fog.

Propagation of varieties

After examining 496 samples in Lithuania, two more cases of South African coronavirus and 216 strains of British coronavirus were identified, the National Public Health Laboratory (NSPL) reported on Friday.

Mass vaccination

Government Chancellor Giedrė Balčytytė says mass vaccination against COVID-19 should start on June 1. “The course of vaccination is highly dependent on the supply of vaccines, so we expect mass vaccination to start on June 1, but I cannot say with certainty that it will occur on June 1,” G. Balčytytė said in a press . conference on Friday.

Launch plans

The government said it was considering opening all stores starting April 12, including supermarkets. Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė emphasizes that the behavior of traders during the Easter weekend will be crucial.

He also hinted at the possibility of gradually opening indoor and outdoor events. The government can make decisions next week.

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