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3,799 new cases of coronavirus were detected last day, which is the highest number of cases per day so far, the Department of Statistics announced Thursday.
There were 43 deaths from coronavirus the day before, one in the 30-39 age group, four in the 50-59 age group and the other in the elderly.
Mainly in Vilnius county
The National Public Health Center (NVSC) reports that the majority of the cases, 1,139, are registered in Vilnius County. 842 coronavirus cases were recorded in Kaunas County, 378 in Klaipėda, 377 in Panevėžys, 290 in Šiauliai and 224 in Utena.
A further 188 cases of infection were confirmed in Alytus, 158 in Marijampolė, 99 in Telšiai and 72 in Tauragė counties. 32 cases have not yet been assigned to any region of the country due to lack of information.
Currently, 1,278 cases have been epidemiologically diagnosed and 2,121 cases have entered the NVSC system in the late afternoon or evening, so they are being investigated on Thursday.
There are currently 224 cases in which the circumstances of a person’s infection are unclear, that is, the person did not travel abroad and did not communicate with confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Outbreaks – in nursing homes
53 cases of coronavirus infection confirmed last day are related to the outbreak in the Jasiuliškės welfare home located in the Ukmergė district. Since the beginning of December, a total of more than 160 COVID-19 cases related to this outbreak have been recorded.
On the last day, another 33 cases of infection were registered in the Didvyžiai nursing home located in the Vilkaviškis district, where the infection was confirmed for 31 residents and two employees. Currently, a total of 43 COVID-19 cases are associated with the outbreak.
25 new cases of coronavirus infection are associated with the outbreak in Aknysta welfare home in Anykščiai district. There are currently 145 COVID-19 cases associated with the outbreak in the past two weeks.
Yesterday 13 cases of infection were registered in the Dūseikiai welfare home located in the Telšiai district, in total more than 200 cases of coronavirus infection are associated with the outbreak. Another 12 cases of infection, confirmed on Wednesday, are linked to the outbreak at the Užventis branch of the Lioliai welfare home in Kelmė district, as well as 12 cases of infection, with the outbreak at the long-term treatment center. Šiauliai term and geriatrics.
The newly identified cases are also related to outbreaks at the Kapčiamiestis care home in Lazdijai district, the Marijampolė Suvalkija social care home, the Kukarskė care home in Šakiai district, the Macikai social care home in the district of Šilutė, the Zstars district social care home in Skuodas district.
In addition, outbreaks continue in the Marijampolė Prison, the Marijampol pen Prison in Kybartai sector and the Pravieniškės Prison.
Outbreak-related infection cases were also recorded in Kaunas Clinic, LSMU Kaunas Hospital, Klaipėda Seamen Hospital, Pasvalys Hospital, Biržai Hospital, Rokiškis Psychiatric Hospital, Tauragė Hospital, Telšiai Regional Hospital.
New cases in companies
On Wednesday, outbreak-related infection cases were recorded in a meat processing company operating in the Vilnius district, construction companies, food industry, window manufacturing, textile and sewing companies located in Marijampolė, as well as a company furniture manufacturing company operating in Kazlų Rūda.
Outbreak-related COVID-19 cases were also reported on the last day at a home care company in Rokiškis, a dairy company in Rokiškis, a furniture manufacturing company in Kupiškis, a grain processing company in Plungė and a milk processing company in Telšiai.
COVID-19 cases related to outbreaks were also recorded in Raseiniai consumer cooperative, fish processing, construction and trade in industrial goods companies operating in Raseiniai. Cases of infection have also been confirmed, which are estimated to be related to outbreaks in Kaunas transportation, metal processing, fish processing, furniture manufacturing companies, Klaipėda metal processing company, Kretinga biofuel production company , construction company in Gargždai.
Last day, cases were also recorded, according to epidemiologists, related to outbreaks in the Šalčininkai Fire and Rescue Service, the Raseiniai Service and Employment Center for Persons with Disabilities, the Prienai District Jieznas Elder, the Center Pasvalys Social Services, Biržai District Municipality, Mažeikiai District Municipality.
More than 200 cases have been linked to outbreaks in families
According to currently available data, 234 cases related to outbreaks in families were registered in Lithuania on the last day.
Last day, 4,572 people have recovered from COVID-19 and the total number of people with coronavirus is 61,000. 553.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in individual people has reached 123,000. 889, 1,186 people died from coronavirus, and the number of people infected with coronavirus who died from other causes is 591.
During the last day 13,000 were examined. 913 samples for suspected coronavirus, 1 million since the start of the pandemic. 559 thousand 23.
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