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According to the latest data, 6 people died from COVID-19 in the last day, 3 of them in the 80-89 age group, 2 in the 70-79 age group and one in the 60- age group 69.
In the period between February 11. Within 24 days, when data release ceased, COVID-19 claimed 221 lives.
2 of the deceased were between 30 and 39 years old, between 3 and 40 and 49 years old. age group. He also died between the ages of 12 and 50-59 years. 24 of the deaths were between 60 and 69 years old. age group.
The highest number of deaths was registered in the age group 80 to 89; There were 81 of them, 69 deaths occurred in the age group 70 to 79 years. age group. The 30 dead were between 90 and 99 years old. age.
Until February 11. 2,988 deaths have been reported as the leading cause of death since COVID-19. Today, the number of these people is 3,209.
Died younger – with comorbidities
As Justina Petrauskienė, representative of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), informed the portal tv3.lt, only one of the deceased persons between 30 and 49 years old had no comorbidities.
“Of the people who died during this period, according to the data collected during the epidemiological studies, one person belonging to the age group of 40 to 49 years did not present comorbidities. Concomitant pathologies have been confirmed for all the others, ”he said.
J. Petravičienė clarified that the person died at the Šiauliai Republican Hospital on February 21.
However, when the head of the institution asked him about the case, he said it was a serious case.
“He had many comorbidities: birth defects, diabetes, overweight. The patient was practically without any chance there,” Remigijus Mažeika said.
After asking the NVSC why the data do not match, J. Petravičienė explained that this was not indicated during the epidemiological diagnosis, so these data are provided.
Extended definitions of death
The portal tv3.lt recalls that with the introduction of more detailed COVID-19 statistics, the definition of death from this disease has been broadened.
Thus, three definitions of death emerged: cases in which COVID-19 was the main cause of death; deceased persons for whom any cause of death is specified in COVID-19; people who have died from COVID-19 from any cause, or who have died from COVID-19 and have not died from external causes within 28 days.
There are currently 5,541 deaths under the second definition and 6,251 under the third.
More than half a thousand new cases
538 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the country last day, six people died from the infectious disease, the Department of Statistics said Thursday.
Incidence of coronavirus infection in the last 14 days 100 thousand. the population reaches 244.9 cases.
In Lithuania, since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has affected 196 thousand people. 47 people.
Statistically recovered and currently 181 thousand are alive. 809 people, declared – 133 thousand. 890 recovered. Statistically, there are currently 7550 sick people, the declared number of patients is 55 thousand. 469.
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.
Last day, 9,642 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine and 880 people were vaccinated with the second day. In Lithuania, the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was administered to a total of 143 thousand people. 92 people, both doses – 70 thousand. 853 people.
Last day 6,924 molecular tests (PCR) were carried out on the presumed coronavirus in the country, for a total of 2 million cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 66,860.
In addition, 570 antigen tests were performed daily. A total of 31 thousand of them were made. 309.
The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the last seven days is 7.8 percent.
983 COVID-19 patients are currently being treated in hospitals
Lithuanian hospitals are currently treating 983 COVID-19 patients, 87 of them in resuscitation, Statistics Lithuania reported Thursday.
Oxygen is added to 821 patients and 52 patients receive artificial lung ventilation.
102 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 per day.
The coronavirus currently has 17 doctors and 55 nurses, nine and 20 in isolation.
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