Only 17 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Lithuania last day, and one person died



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3,137 molecular tests (PCR) and 3,043 antigen tests were carried out in the country on suspicion of coronavirus.

The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 33.1 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the last seven days is 0.6 percent.

A total of 278,000 COVID-19 patients in Lithuania have fallen ill since the start of the pandemic. 674 people.

Statistically recovered and there are currently 267 thousand alive. 349 people, statistically 1001 people are currently sick.

A total of 4,380 people have died in Lithuania since COVID-19. 8,898 deaths are directly and indirectly related to this infectious disease.

In the COVID-19 country, the first dose of the vaccine is 1 million. 227 thousand 401 people, two – 936 thousand. 292.

At least one dose of the vaccine was administered in 53.8%. more than 80, 68.3 percent. – Population from 75 to 79 years old, 70.5 percent. – 70-74 years and 69 percent. – Population from 65 to 69 years old.

In the 55 to 64 age group, 56.8% are vaccinated, in the 45 to 54 age group 50.2%, in the 35 to 44 age group, 48.4% in the from 25 to 34 years, 41.5%. Group of 16 to 24 years: 39 percent. population. In the group of children (12-15 years), 6.4 percent were vaccinated. people.

In Lithuania, 43.9% have received at least one coronavirus vaccine. people.

In total, Lithuania has received 2 million. 542,905 doses of vaccine, of which 2 million. 367 thousand 315 are delivered to vaccination centers. Here 2 million were used. 155 thousand 480 doses.

387.4 thousand have not yet been used. dose.

For the strain all patients will be examined

COVID-19 Delta strain tests will be performed on all coronavirus patients, the Department of Health (SAM) said.

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The alarming strain, first registered in India, has been studied to date, as have other strains, but according to SAM, the details of the study mean that people with coronavirus take up to two weeks to recover and those exposed to the coronavirus to recover. retrieve expired insulation.

“After the detection of the first cases of Delta in the country, it was decided to introduce, in addition to the current mutation studies, mutation tests in the Delta strain of the virus in all people with coronavirus. The results of these studies are obtained in 24 hours. and thus allow the responsible authorities to carry out a greater control of the spread of dangerous strains of coronavirus as soon as possible, ”said SAM.

Vaccine shipment

11.4 thousand were delivered to Lithuania on Friday. Janssen Vaccine Dose.

According to SAM data, with this, the eighth shipment, Lithuania received 52.6 thousand. vaccine doses from this manufacturer. 44.5 thousand were used to vaccinate the population. from them.

This vaccine, unlike other currently approved coronavirus vaccines, is administered as a single vaccine.

Vaccination rates

In Lithuania, 5.8% of COVID-19 were vaccinated with at least one dose. In children 12 years of age and older, weekly vaccination volumes decreased, according to data from the Statistics Department on Friday.

Vaccination of children aged 12 to 16 in Lithuania started on June 14.

In the week from last Friday to this Thursday, the first dose in Lithuania was 21 thousand. people or an average of 3 thousand. per day. That’s half of less than a week before those numbers hit 46,000, respectively. and 6.6 thousand.

A total of 110.9 thousand people received the first or second vaccination during the week. people – just under a week ago, when there were 134 thousand of them.

Most vaccinated people are in the age group 70-74 years: 70% received at least one vaccine. Lithuanians of this age.

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