Coronavirus infection outbreaks continue in nursing homes, a case has also been reported in tissue establishments



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Cases in which the circumstances of a person’s infection are unclear, that is, epidemiological studies have shown that people did not travel abroad, did not communicate with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 95 are currently registered.

During the last day, new chimneys were registered in Marijampolė county. One outbreak is associated with a food processing company located in the Šakiai district, where 3 cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed. Currently, specialists continue with the epidemiological diagnosis of the outbreak. Likewise, 4 cases were registered in a housing construction and maintenance company.

In Marijampolė County, the outbreak continues in the Department of Nursing and Supportive Care of Vilkaviškis Hospital, where 4 new cases have been confirmed.

2 cases confirmed during the previous day are related to the outbreak in the Department of Psychiatry of the Klaipėda Seafarers Hospital, located in Švėkšna. The case was approved for 1 employee. In addition, 1 confirmed case is a patient.

In Vilnius County, a new outbreak was detected at the Elektrėnai “Pasaka” nursery school, where 2 related cases of coronavirus infection in employees were identified.

At Mykolas Marcinkevičius Hospital in Vilnius, 2 patient cases were identified.
2 new COVID-19 cases registered in the Meškuičiai social care unit of the Šiauliai district primary health care center remain in Šiauliai county.

In Panevėžys County, 20 cases were confirmed in the home of Skemų social care homes, of which 18 were confirmed for residents of these care homes.

Eleven cases were confirmed at the Nijolė Genytė social residence located in Pabradė. Of the 11 cases, 9 were approved for residents of these residences.

A case related to a tissue farm in Širvintos district was also identified. The circumstances of the person’s infection are unknown. The infected person states that he did not communicate with other sick people and is not involved in the recorded outbreaks. During the last 2 weeks, the patient did not bring animals from abroad nor did he buy animals brought from abroad. Other people working on the farm have no symptoms and their well-being is monitored. The sick person himself did not have a high-risk exposure to these workers. At present the well-being of tissues is also monitored, no changes have been registered.

The number of cases related to outbreaks in families was recorded in Lithuania on the last day 69.

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