COVID-19 kills more and more young people: 2 people die at risk per day

According to the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), the youngest of those who died last day belonged to the age group of 40 to 49 years. The other two people who died in Šiauliai County were in the age groups 40-49 and 50-59.

However, it is scary that the two deceased did not belong to the risk group neither by age nor did they have comorbidities.

“Three people about whom we received information, one of them had comorbidities affecting the disease, 2 people did not,” said NVSC representative Justina Petravičienė.

However, it may be that the comorbidities simply have not been diagnosed or recorded.

“We always evaluate based on the data we have, provided by doctors. If a person has had a certain disease, but perhaps it has not been diagnosed, it is not in the extracts, we do not know about that disease. Sometimes there are still rumors of that maybe someone was fed up with something, but we cannot answer this question because we provide the information that we receive, ”said J. Petravičienė.

Earlier, on Wednesday, the death of an even younger person with no comorbidities was reported. According to the newspaper “Šiauliai kraštas”, in Šiauliai county on Tuesday the coronavirus not only claimed the lives of 7 people, but also killed the youngest victim. A 37-year-old man with no comorbidities died. According to the Šiauliai region, the patient died suddenly in the Republican Hospital. The NVSC considers this case to be exceptional.

NVSC has recently reported that a person belonging to the age group 30-39 years died in Kaunas a few weeks ago. However, due to severe comorbidities, he was at risk.

Immunity itself can kill

As Professor Alvydas Laiškonis, an infectologist and doctor from Delfi told us, we can now see more middle-aged people dying due to the fact that quarantine is no longer so strictly observed. In addition, serious comorbidities contribute.

“Currently, we have people of all ages with various comorbidities. Statistics never show exactly what the deceased’s comorbidities are. He could have had an oncological disease, possibly being treated with immunosuppressive drugs. And a young person can already receive a kidney transplant, a bone marrow transplant. In such a patient, the coronavirus may be the last disease that contributes to death, “said the interlocutor.

The body of a person with a chronic illness or other disease is already fighting an existing disease, and the contributing coronavirus is the last straw that has wiped out the immune system. “Immunity is in a constant state of tension, in some cases it is still suppressed, and the contributing coronavirus infection provides a very difficult and unfortunate way out,” said prof. A. Laiškonis.

Could it be that a 40-year-old man who does not suffer from chronic diseases and other serious illnesses dies from coronavirus?

“It just came to our knowledge then. There are people whose immune system reacts very violently. We call it a cytokine storm. When a microorganism enters the body, the human immune system not only fights it, but also causes so many changes in the body. that the body itself begins to burn. By neutralizing the pathogen, it dies itself, “explained the doctor.

The teacher also gives an example: meningococcal infection in children.

“A healthy child, not sick, dies suddenly in 3 hours. Everyone has an individual immune system and we do not have a single rule about what gets sick more easily and what becomes more difficult.” Sometimes a person who has many comorbidities adapts to the virus and gets sick faster than someone who does not contract anything, “said the interlocutor. So, immunity itself can save or kill.” Now it is clear that perhaps immunity to coronavirus is only half a year. that it is necessary to be vaccinated in the same way as against the flu: every year, “said A. Laiškonis.

On Wednesday there were 17 deaths from coronavirus in Lithuania

The NVSC reports that 17 cases of coronavirus deaths were received from medical institutions last day. Currently, the infection has claimed 564 lives.

4 deaths were recorded in Šiauliai county. The individuals belonged to the age groups 40-49, 50-59, 80-89, 90-99.

There were 4 deaths in Kaunas County. The individuals belonged to the age groups 60-69, 70-79, 80-89.

2 deaths were recorded in Marijampol county deaths. The individuals belonged to the age groups 60-69 and 70-79 years.

In Tauragė County there were 2 deaths. The individuals belonged to the age groups 40 to 49 and 60 to 69 years.

In Telšiai County, 2 deaths were recorded. The individuals belonged to the age groups 60-69 and 70-79 years.

One death was recorded in Utena County. The person belonged to the age group 80 to 89 years.

In addition, one death was recorded in Vilnius county. The person belonged to the age group 80 to 89 years.

One death was recorded in Klaipeda County. The person belonged to the age group 80 to 89 years.

In addition, last day 7 deaths were reported when people infected with coronavirus died from other causes.