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In the last 7 days, 55 out of 60 municipalities have experienced a decrease in new cases, hospital employment has decreased in all regions, and the number of deaths related to COVID-19 has already started to decrease in the Vilnius region, almost reducing by half. in 7 days.
Test volumes remain the same, with fewer and fewer cases recorded and the acceleration of a pandemic slowing to a record rate of 36%.
The vaccination rate is stable and more than 42% of the people in Lithuania already have immunity. of the total population and more than half of people over 16 years of age.
The B.1.1.7 virus strain predominates throughout Lithuania, but the B.1.620 strain, which was registered in Anykščiai in early April, is already well established and spreading in communities in all regions.
Summary of key indicators
1) in Lithuania as of May 11. the number of new cases registered in 7 days almost tripled. The volume of tests remains close to 20 thousand. studies per day, the proportion of positive studies also more than doubled during this period.
2) The pandemic is decreasing in almost all of Lithuania, the number of new cases has decreased in 55 municipalities in 7 days, the percentage of positive investigations – in 51 municipalities. The acceleration of the pandemic is the lowest this year and now stands at -36 percent. Maintaining this rate of decline, we would have less than 100 cases a day at the end of June.
3) The number of new cases and hospital employment is decreasing in all regions of Lithuania, but deaths are decreasing so far only in Vilnius region. This dynamic is likely, since the peak of hospitalizations lags behind the peak of cases by about two weeks and the number of deaths by three. Over the next 10 days, we are likely to see a reduction in COVID-19 related deaths across all regions.
4) The first dose of the vaccine has been vaccinated in Lithuania for more than 1 million. 42% of the population and have immunity. of the total population and more than half of people over 16 years of age.
Sequence review
The B.1.1.7 virus strain is predominant throughout Lithuania, but the B.1.620 strain, which was registered in Anykščiai in early April, is already well established and is spreading in communities in all regions.
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