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As early as Tuesday, it was announced that the Vilnius region is becoming a nationwide problem due to deteriorating coronavirus morbidity rates and needs additional attention. Experts and the government are considering that perhaps a strict quarantine should be introduced not at the national but at the local level.
It is noted that the regions of Lithuania, where the British strain of the virus (B.1.1.7) predominates, lead both in terms of the number of cases and hospitalizations in the country, and since last Monday, the number of cases. in Vilnius county it was 54%. the number of all cases in Lithuania and the number of cases detected since February has doubled.
In general, the situation in eastern Lithuania is deteriorating very rapidly: the 7-day average of new cases in Vilnius city and district has doubled per month and the rate continues to grow. The number of patients treated in both hospitalization and resuscitation is growing in hospitals in the Vilnius region, and additional beds are being added.
R. Šimašius admitted that everyone sees that the situation is not easy.
“Unfortunately the public health center should probably give that answer, I don’t have it yet. Of course, the answer may be more than other cities are testing. It may also be related to the spread of the British virus.”
According to him, it is easy to say that Vilnius is a problem, but the number of vaccines is the lowest the capital receives.
“The number of vaccines is the lowest in Lithuania. If the situation is more complicated, it is necessary to administer more vaccines, we are using them faster. (…) We do not have major problems with people who refuse to be vaccinated, to less than in New Vilnius, where fewer people want to be vaccinated. It is a challenge for us to vaccinate the larger groups, especially those who work in a contact way.
For example, he says, the police, children’s rights, so it is natural that Vilnius wants to receive enough vaccines to vaccinate these people.
“For now, there could be a little more justice in this place.”
According to him, all other big cities receive more vaccines than Vilnius. Therefore, it is natural that these vaccines need much more.
Latest statistics
On the last day, 768 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the country, nine people died from this infectious disease, the Department of Statistics reported on Wednesday. Last day 7694 molecular tests (PCR) and 765 of antigens to the presumed coronavirus were carried out in the country.
The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 272.3 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the last seven days is 7.1 percent. The first dose of COVID-19 was administered to 6321 people last day and the second dose to 5249 people.
A total of 288 thousand people were vaccinated with the first dose in the country. 749 people, both doses – 131 thousand. 540 people.
A total of 211 thousand COVID-19 patients in Lithuania have fallen ill since the start of the pandemic. 11 people. Statistically recovered and currently 195 thousand live. 551 people, declared – 152 thousand. 240 recovered.
Statistically, there are currently 7768 sick people, the declared number of patients is 51 thousand. 79.
The Department of Statistics considers that a person declared sick has a confirmed case and the end of the disease has not been confirmed by a doctor. A statistically ill person is one for whom illness has been confirmed in the last 28 days. After this period, the person is considered statistically healthy.
According to the department, the statistical rate of patients may be more accurate to assess the morbidity of the population, since among declared patients there may be cases in which the person is no longer ill but the family doctor has not confirmed the end of the illness. .
A total of 3,510 people died in Lithuania from COVID-19. 7,103 deaths are directly and indirectly related to this infectious disease.
Lithuanian hospitals are currently treating 798 COVID-19 patients, 94 of them in resuscitation. Oxygen is added to 671 patients and 46 patients receive artificial lung ventilation.
79 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 per day. A total of 211 thousand COVID-19 patients in Lithuania have fallen ill since the start of the pandemic. 11 people.
According to the declared data, 51 thousand people are still sick. 79 infected, but it is statistically estimated that 7768 people should be sick. A total of 3,510 people died in Lithuania from COVID-19.
7,103 deaths are directly and indirectly related to this infectious disease.
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