COVID-19 record again: 776 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in Lithuania



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National Public Health Center (NVSC) October 28. 12 pm according to:

  • Number of confirmed cases in specific people: 12 138
  • Number of sick people: 7440
  • Number of new COVID-19 confirmed yesterday: 776
  • Number of deaths from coronavirus: 144
  • Deaths from coronavirus from other causes: 52
  • Number of people who recovered: 4502
  • Number of people in isolation (sick, exposed, arriving from affected areas for which decisions have been issued within the corresponding 14-day period): 28 077
  • Starting June 1. import cases: 393

As of Wednesday, the quarantine will be introduced in 8 more municipalities: Kaunas, Klaipėda, Vilnius cities, Šilalė, Širvintos, Telšiai, Trakai, Vilnius district municipalities. What is changing in them, read here.

On Wednesday, the government will also decide to ban events indoors and outdoors, with the exception of sporting events without spectators, cultural events for which tickets are sold online and where it is possible to maintain distances of two meters.

Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga said the number of beds for COVID-19 infected patients in hospitals increased from 400 to 663, of which about half are occupied. Over the weekend alone, 60 patients were admitted. “It is a great challenge for institutions to reorganize beds and adapt them to COVID patients,” said A. Veryga.

The minister assured that these beds have already been adapted, have the necessary infrastructure, can house patients, such data was provided by the medical institutions themselves.



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