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Total number of confirmed cases in specific individuals: 67,066
Number of deaths from coronavirus the day before: 17
Total number of deaths from coronavirus: 564
Number of deaths from coronavirus from other causes: 289
Number of people recovered in the last day: 1430
Number of people who recovered: 26,836
Number of people with coronavirus: 39377
Yesterday samples were analyzed for suspected coronavirus: 12406
To date, a total of 1,290,467 samples have been tested for suspected coronavirus
In November, COVID-19 infections quadrupled
In November, COVID-19 infections quadrupled compared to October, with one-tenth of the cases unsolved, according to the National Center for Public Health (NVSC).
According to him, from November 2 to 29, 44 thousand. 818 cases, that is, four times more than in October and 25 times more than in September.
Data collected during epidemiological studies show that in November, a significant proportion of cases were related to infections in families, at work, as well as in treatment and supportive care centers.
Of the total number of cases detected in November, 4,520 cases were investigated, that is, more than 10 percent.
According to the center, the vast majority of them, 4,036 cases, have not been investigated because the NVSC does not have the contact details of these people and cannot contact them.
At the time, more than a third of the people who were confirmed to be infected in November could not indicate where they were infected.
According to the center, it is the number of cases in which the circumstances of the infection cannot be determined that most concern specialists: 18% in July, 19% in August, 20% in September, 25% in October and up to 38% in November. percent (November 2 to 29).
The NVSC notes that this means that the risk of coronavirus infection is currently increasing in all areas of human contact, especially indoors.
“Generally speaking, we now see a situation where the virus can enter our environment even after a brief conversation with a colleague at work, without the use of personal protective equipment,” says NVSC Director Robertas Petraitis .
According to the NVSC, about 3 percent. People were infected with the coronavirus in kindergartens and schools in November. The number of cases in educational institutions may have decreased due to the pause of face-to-face education, as well as the introduction of the coeducational method and the use of teleworking in parents’ workplaces.
Families account for a quarter of infections
It is estimated that nearly a quarter of all people with COVID-19 confirmed their infection in families in November. At the time, just over 22 percent were related to outbreaks of workplace infections. cases.
Data from epidemiological investigations show that infection in treatment, nursing, healthcare facilities where COVID-19 outbreaks are recorded generally comes from the workers’ social environment, having established links with the social environment of their relatives.
More than 7 percent. However, the NVSC estimates that the risk of spreading the virus in healthcare settings is lower than in the general population, since staff and patients undergo prophylactic testing and infection control measures are in place to help prevent infection. spread of the disease.
According to Rolanda Lingienė, head of the Vilnius department at NVSC, it is not possible to pinpoint certain activities or specific areas where the possibility of infection would be assessed as low. However, epidemiological studies identify priorities that need to be addressed.
“These are jobs, educational institutions and, of course, families. Of course, the virus spreads especially easily indoors, and only the specific application of integrated measures is essential to prevent the spread of the disease. We have to understand that Until there is a vaccine, we have the only way: to take care of ourselves and thus protect our loved ones, ”says R. Lingienė.
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