NVSC on New Covid-19 Cases: Virus Is Spreading Rapidly in Hospitals and Nursing Homes



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21 cases have not yet been assigned to any region of the country due to lack of information. The regions to which these cases should be assigned will become clear after the epidemiological survey.

Currently, 927 cases have been epidemiologically diagnosed (858 cases entered the NVSC system in the late afternoon or evening, so they are being investigated today).

Cases in which the circumstances of the infection of individuals are not clear, that is, epidemiological studies have shown that people did not go abroad, they did not communicate with confirmed cases of COVID-19, currently 146 are registered ( of those cases in which epidemiological studies have been carried out).

Cases recorded in outbreaks

Most of the 12 cases were registered yesterday during the day at the “Hope for Life” social care institution in the Klaipeda district. Here, 11 cases were confirmed for patients and 1 case for an employee. After 11 cases, he was registered at the Macikai and Utena welfare homes in Šilutė district. 7 cases were approved in Telšiai district nursing home and 3 cases in Gedrimai department of Telšiai district nursing home. Also 3 in the Dūseikiai welfare home. After 2 cases, she was registered at the Suvalkija Welfare Home and the Šiauliai Geriatric Long-term Treatment Center.

Yesterday cases were also registered in medical institutions. 6 cases were confirmed in an outbreak related to the Joniškis Hospital, 4 – in the Kaunas City Polyclinic. After 3 cases, it was confirmed in various departments of LSMU Kaunas Clinics, Telšiai Regional Hospital and Mažeikiai Hospital. After 2 cases, he was registered at Jurbarkas, Panevėžys Republican, Šilutė, Tauragė and Vilkaviškis hospitals.

Yesterday 3 cases were registered in the kindergarten of Raudondvaris “Vyturėlis”. After 2 cases, outbreaks were recorded in relation to the Pagėgiai Child Care Center, Raseiniai Special School, Ringaudai Primary School and Telšiai Naujamiestis School.

5 cases were confirmed in an outbreak related to Plungė district. operational textile company. 3 cases are related to the outbreak of a furniture textile company located in Marijampolė. There are also 3 cases, two of them secondary, confirmed in an outbreak associated with an oil refinery in Mažeikiai.

3 cases are associated with an outbreak at the Bardinai border barrier. After 2 cases of coronavirus infection, it is associated with outbreaks related to the agricultural company in Lukšiai, the cheese village in Belvėderis, the company carrying out electrical installation and engineering work in Vilnius and the company carrying out construction and repair work in Panevėžys. Two cases were also confirmed in the outbreak at the Marijampolė correctional facility.

According to currently available data, 134 cases related to outbreaks in families were recorded in Lithuania on the last day.

For their part, public health professionals urge people to follow all measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection: hand hygiene, coughing, sneeze etiquette, use of personal protective equipment, physical distance and more. .



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