Quarantine in Lithuania: only 2 municipalities are painted green on the COVID-19 map



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On the Samogitian side, there are a number of darker or lighter yellow areas, and the territory of the Kaišiadorys District Municipality also joins them. Unfortunately, the territories of another 12 municipalities turn black on the map, and the rest (of the 60 Lithuanian municipalities) turn red or light pink on Friday. Since morbidity rates vary from area to area, those colors can change daily.

Sadly, the red zone has temporarily become small, with only 3,530 inhabitants (the official COVID-19 statistical survey indicates that the number is still fixed in early 2020). In the last 14 days, 275 new cases of COVID-19 have been counted, amounting to 100,000 new cases. population.

To date, only 2 people infected with coronavirus have died here (one of whom died from COVID-19). However, Neringa currently leads the way in terms of vaccination rates: As of this Friday, 19.54 percent had received the first dose of the vaccine at the complex. population. In another spa – Palanga – 12.45 percent, and in the spa near Nemunas – in Birštonas, which according to statistics had 4035 inhabitants in January last year – 18.6 percent.

By the way, Birštonas is now among the Lithuanian municipalities with the lowest relative morbidity: in the last 14 days, 100 thousand. population, 25 new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed here.

Even fewer of them were found in Lazdijai d. in the municipality (17 cases) and a little more – in the district of Skuodas (26 cases). In Palanga, the relative morbidity rate is currently 49,100,000 population. Currently, there are 19 municipalities in Lithuania where this indicator does not exceed 100 cases.

Druskininkai, where 15.06 percent have been vaccinated so far. population, these municipalities do not include (105 cases), in Šiauliai in the last 2 weeks there are relatively 100 thousand. 138 new cases of coronavirus disease were confirmed in Kaunas, 160 cases in Kaunas. In the latter city, home to 289,380 people, 12.11 percent have been vaccinated to date. population.

Municipalities with a relative morbidity rate of up to 200 cases. 100,000 According to the latest data from the National Center for Public Health, there are currently 43 in Lithuania. Among them, Klaipėda (271 cases) and Panevėžys (294 cases) are among the main cities.

The critical situation regarding the spread of COVID-19 continues in Vilnius (427 new cases per 14 thousand inhabitants in 14 days), as well as in Visaginas (530 cases), Švenčionys district (578 cases) and Širvintos district municipality (611 cases). The lowest number of residents vaccinated before this Friday is in Šalčininkai municipality (3.97%), and in the nearby Varėna district municipality 10.82% were vaccinated during the same period. population.

The highest relative number of cases during the last 7 days was found in Širvintos district: 25.6 percent. (from 227 studies conducted on COVID-19). The smallest (0.4 percent) – Jurbarkas d. in the municipality, where 251 surveys were conducted per week. During the same period, the proportion of positive investigations in Vilnius reached 7.9 percent, in Kaunas, 4.3 percent, and in the whole of Lithuania, 6.8 percent. (of 52,390 studies carried out).

During the week, 22.1% of the new coronavirus cases were detected in the country. plus. In 14 days 100 thousand. population, according to this Friday, – 239.2.

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