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According to data from the National Public Health Center (NVSC), 719 of the new cases were registered in Vilnius, 644 in Kaunas, 357 in Klaipėda, 338 in Šiauliai, 277 in Panevėžys, 246 in Alytus and 171 in Utena counties.
A further 152 cases of infection were confirmed in Marijampolė, 148 in Telšiai, and 81 in Tauragė counties. 26 cases have not yet been assigned to any region of the country due to lack of information. The regions to which to assign these cases will be determined after the epidemiological study.
Currently, 1,549 cases have been epidemiologically diagnosed (1,610 cases entered the NVSC system in the late afternoon or evening, so they are being investigated today).
Currently there are 247 cases (of which epidemiological studies have been carried out) of cases in which the circumstances of the infection of the individuals are not clear, that is, epidemiological studies have shown that the people did not go abroad and did not communicate with confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Residences, kindergartens, schools
On Wednesday, outbreak-related infection cases were reported at the Kėdainiai social care home, the Raseiniai social services center, the Suvalkija social care home in Marijampolė district, the Kukarskė care home in Šakiai district, the Parish district of Rokiškis apostle evangelist Matas, the Telšiai parish nursing home Aknysta welfare home in operation in the Anykščiai district.
There were also cases (two or more each) related to outbreaks in Varėna’s Pasaka Kindergarten, Ariogala Kindergarten in Raseiniai District, Šilutė Martynas Jankus Basic School, Palanga Kindergarten “Nykštukas”, Šiauliai “Juventa” progymnasium, Šiauliai in the “Voveraitė” nursery, in the Jurbarkas “Nykštukas” nursery-nursery, in the Marijampol Mar nursery in the “Rūta” nursery, in the Fabijoniškns gymnasium in Vilnius.
The virus has infiltrated dentists’ offices
In addition, yesterday there were two or more cases of coronavirus infection, related to outbreaks in Druskininkai, construction companies operating in Alytus, a fish processing company operating in the Kaišiadorys district, industrial and construction companies operating in Raseiniai , a sewing company operating in Kupiškis, as well as a sewing company operating in Kupiškis. parkas ”, a technical repair company operating in Pasvalys, a financial services company located in Anykščiai.
In Vilnius county, cases related to outbreaks in the food industry, sewing, metal processing companies, car services, road construction and construction companies were recorded last day.
Specialists from the Vilnius Department also noted that the number of cases in the dental sector has recently increased: in the last week, more than 30 cases of infection were confirmed in Vilnius for health professionals working in dental offices.
In addition, yesterday’s reported cases related to outbreaks in Šiauliai involve the manufacture of fishing equipment, sewing, bicycle production and steel processing companies.
Furthermore, on Wednesday, epidemiologists confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in outbreak assessment at Jurbarkas Culture Center, Telšiai District Municipality, Special Investigation Service in Vilnius, National Institute for Veterinary Risk Assessment and Alimentarios and the Marijampolė Correctional Center.
Outbreak-related cases were also recorded in the Vilnius Republic University Hospital, Marijampolė, Šakiai, Vilkaviškis, Kelmė, Tauragė, Ignalina, Šakiai.
According to currently available data, 223 cases related to outbreaks in families were recorded in Lithuania on the last day.
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.
People aged 50 to 109 die every day
30 people died from COVID-19 last day, ranging in age from 50 to 109 years. Most (11) of the deaths occurred between the ages of 70 and 79.
Nine people were between 80 and 89 years old. Four dead each belonged to the age groups 60-69 and 90-99. One man died between the ages of 50 and 59, and another between the ages of 100 and 109.
There were 13 deaths in Kaunas, four in Klaipėda, three in Vilnius and Panevėžys, two in Šiauliai, Marijampolė and Alytus counties, and one in Utena counties.
16 women and 14 men died last day.
Almost 2.4 thousand people are treated in hospitals. COVID-19 patients
Hospitals treat 2,356 coronavirus patients, 184 of them in resuscitation.
1,085 patients need oxygen, 116 people are covered by artificial lung ventilation.
Currently more than half of the hospital beds are occupied: 8,579 out of 16,000. 571.
Of the 684 resuscitation beds, approximately two-thirds were occupied, of which 419. Of the 637 beds that could be subjected to artificial pulmonary ventilation, 267 were occupied and of the 6,356 oxygen beds, 2204 were occupied.
Last day COVID-19 pandemic indicators:
- Number of new human cases confirmed in the last day: 3,159
- Total number of confirmed cases in specific individuals: 103,028
- Number of Covid-19 deaths reported in the past day: 30 (detailed below)
- Total number of deaths recorded by Covid-19: 933 (detailed below)
- Number of deaths from coronavirus from other causes: 464
- Number of people recovered in the last day: 1669
- Number of people who recovered: 45,113
- Number of people with coronavirus: 56,518
- Yesterday samples were analyzed for suspected coronavirus: 11862
- To date, a total of samples have been analyzed for suspected coronavirus: 1461923
Lithuania according to the weekly COVID-19 cases 100 thousand. the population leads the world, and is the 15th in deaths, according to The New York Times, published Wednesday.
According to the publication, in Lithuania in seven days 100 thousand. The population had 97.4 cases of COVID-19 per day and the country is the first country in the world in terms of this indicator. An average of 2,718 new cases of coronavirus are detected daily in the country per week.
It is also worrying that, since October this year, there has been a particularly large surplus of deaths in Lithuania among the age group over 50. About 60 percent died in the past week. more people than usual, Statistics Department analyst Jonas Bačelis said Wednesday. According to him, those figures have not been available for the entire observation period since 2000.
“The death toll is 60 percent – higher than historically expected. That excess death also includes all known and officially confirmed COVID-19 deaths. <...>, and also invisible victims of the pandemic, ”he said, adding that excess deaths is a phenomenon of the whole of Lithuania, not of individual counties.
Statistics Department inf./Deaths
Hospitals are currently facing a heavy burden, with COVID-19 infected patients beginning to run out of beds and doctors can help them. Health Minister Arūnas Dulkys emphasizes that without additional quarantine restrictions, after two weeks our healthcare system will not be able to resist.
In a remote press conference held after the government meeting on Wednesday, A. Dulkys explained that the situation is such that in the coming days we still have the possibility of some redistribution among the country’s hospitals.
“But I really want to be honest, if we don’t all follow the rules, look for exceptions and continue to build those situations, the system may not be able to handle it in two weeks,” he said.
It was also announced on Wednesday that the first vaccine could be approved by the European Union on December 21, which means that the first vaccines could arrive in Lithuania during Christmas or Christmas. Representatives of the Ministry of Health (SAM) said that The most sensitive groups are scheduled to be vaccinated at the end of March..
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