younger Lithuanians are also dying, and the situation in hospitals is tense
Another 2,700 new coronavirus infections were detected in Lithuania last day. A total of 366,481 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country, and 24,596 are currently ill.
20 numbers died on Friday, 16 of them unvaccinated. In total, the coronavirus has already claimed 5,406 lives.
New virus
Among those who died of COVID-19 on Thursday — all unvaccinated women under the age of 30, the Department of Statistics said on Friday.
According to him, a child starting school was left without a mother.
According to the department, since the beginning of July, when all Lithuanians can already be vaccinated, they have agreed on their unannounced reasons for the loss of 40 infant children due to COVID-19 – 30 unsafe children died: 10 mothers and 20 parents.
“Among these children left without one parent: two two-year-olds, one three-year-old, two six-year-olds, seven-year-olds, eight-year-olds, three nine-year-olds, two-decades, one-eleven, four-twelve, two-thirteen and fourteen, five-fifteen, three-sixteen, , – specified in the notification.
Situation in hospitals
Scheduled hospitalization of therapeutic patients has been halted by opening larger COVID-19 wards at Santara Clinics and Vilnius City Clinical Hospital (VMKL).
“Vilnius city is left on the road covidines wants, so new compartments are currently being opened and beds are being made covidines to use. Those beds and staff cannot be taken back from somewhere: Scheduled hospitalization for patients with a therapeutic profile is suspended in Santara clinics. We treat and accept only urgent patients, ”Jolita Jakutienė, Director of Management at Santara Clinics, told reporters on Friday.
“The situation is exactly the same in Vilnius City Clinical Hospital: only emergency care is provided,” she added.
The planned hospital for hospital operations has not yet been suspended.
The doctor urged people to assess the difficult situation, vaccinate, protect and take other measures when the infection is not present and the hospital can help patients with other diseases.
“The number of cases is growing, our society probably does not want to realize it, but if the number of cases increases, the number of hospitalizations increases, therefore, there is little access to medical services. non-covid to know, ”she warned.