Lithuania has crossed the red line: it has listed the municipalities where the situation is in its hottest spots



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The greatest morbidity is found in Radviliškis

The highest incidence recorded is in the district of Radviliškis, the incidence is 201.8 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants in the last two weeks.

As announced by the National Public Health Center (NVSC) on Tuesday, four new cases were confirmed at Radviliškis Hospital. The disease was diagnosed in two workers and two patients, one of whom had confirmed coronavirus infection after death. A total of 67 cases have been linked to this outbreak.

Difficult situation in Raseiniai too

The Raseiniai district is not far behind the Radviliškis district: the incidence is 188.6 cases per 100 thousand. population.

According to NVSC data, in Kaunas County, Raseiniai District, a case was established for an employee of the Raseiniai Police Station. A total of 32 cases are already linked to this outbreak. In addition, two cases were recorded for employees of the Raseiniai municipal administration.

In Raseiniai “Saulutė” kindergarten, the disease was confirmed to an employee. This is the second case of infection in the institution, but they are not related to each other. A total of 13 people were isolated here.

Also in the Raseiniai progymnasium “Koraltinis”, coronavirus was detected in a student. Due to contact with the patient, he was in isolation, no contact persons were identified. In total, three cases have been approved in this educational institution, they are not related to each other.

An employee of the consultation polyclinic of Raseiniai Hospital and an employee of the Kaunas GMP station were infected with the infectious disease.

In Šiauliai: a fireplace in a sewing company

The current incidence in Šiauliai is almost 80.8 cases per 100 thousand cases. population in the last 14 days, the incidence here is 77.8.

On Tuesday, Remigijus Mažeika, director of the Šiauliai Republican Hospital, announced the situation in the Department of Neurology, where 11 cases of coronavirus were recorded.

“It is no secret that since the beginning of September a great spread of the infection has begun in various institutions, organizations and companies. This has affected many sectors, unfortunately many areas of public life. Of course, we look with anxiety at what it was happening, and you can probably say that it was only a matter of time before some problems happened in our medical institution, ”said R. Mažeika on Tuesday in Šiauliai.

He said the situation was concerning because the first test carried out did not show the patient an infection.

In addition, last day a new case of infection was confirmed in a warehouse employee of the Šiauliai Senukai industrial products store. Here a total of two cases have been registered.

Another 2 cases reported Sunday in Šiauliai county are associated with a chimney in a sewing company. One person is an employee, the other is a secondary contact. A total of 49 related cases of COVID-19 were reported.

Situation in the main cities of the country

The coronavirus situation is managed in the main cities of the country. For example, in Vilnius morbidity reaches 32.4 cases per 100 thousand. population, in Kaunas – 17.6 cases, in Klaipėda – 20.1, in Panevėžys – 19.8 cases.

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