Of the 21 persons who died of coronavirus, 14 were unaccompanied minors or had not been vaccinated at all against the disease.

During the last day, 3606 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine, and 1756 with the second.

The hospitals are currently treating 1,662 people with COVID-19, 132 of them in resuscitation.

13.4 thousand work was performed in the country last day. molecular (PCR) and 8.4 thousand. antigen tests for suspected coronavirus.

The number of new cases of coronavirus in 14 days is 100 thousand. population continues to rise and 1422.2 cases of guests. The rate of seven-day positive diagnostic tests rose to 14.8 percent.

Hospitals and deaths

Lung ventilation is treated in 86 patients, and oxygen is added to 1519 people.

During the peak of the pandemic in January this year, the number of patients reached 2.6 thousand.

Eight of the deceased belong to the over-90 age group, half of whom were fully vaccinated and half were unvaccinated. Five deaths from COVID-19 were over 80, of whom three were fully vaccinated; one dead was over the age of 70, he was not vaccinated.

Two people over the age of 60, 50 and 40 and one over the age of 30 also died. None of the latter had been vaccinated.

Out of 5.8 thousand. There were 297 persons vaccinated to date with COVID-19. 11.2 thousand people were directly and indirectly associated with COVID-19. deaths.

Vaccination

Up to 1.8 million doses of up to one vaccine have been given. people, 1.6 million were fully vaccinated, another 84.4 thousand. the fully vaccinated population has also received a booster vaccine. It was received by 4369 people last day.

In Lithuania, at least one vaccine is 64.8%. population.

The least offended are among children aged 12-15 – just under a third. Among the country’s oldest population, over the age of 80, 67.3 percent were vaccinated.

In total, more than 406 thousand COVID-19 patients in Lithuania have become ill since the beginning of the pandemic. people, currently 29.4 thousand are ill. people.

On Friday, reported 3303 new COVID-19 cases per day, 26 deaths from the disease.

The epidemiological situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Vilnius region is very complicated, the employment of the so-called cot beds reaches 90 percent. Even more hospitalizations are expected during the long Late Weekend, so extra beds are being prepared for patients. According to Feliksas Jankevičius, the general director of Santara clinics, when the peak of coronavirus cases will be reached is not very clear.

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda discussed with health experts the impact of paid coronavirus tests on workers on society and pandemic management. The President has not yet announced a decision, will sign these amendments adopted by the Seimas a week ago or will veto them.

The United States on Friday granted the authorization to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine after a committee of experts ruled this week that the drug outweighed the risks.

Before the long Late Weekend, Ingrida Šimonytė, the Prime Minister, asked the people to be careful not to forget that our careless behavior could become a “new hill of sand”. The Prime Minister called for vaccinations and hinted that restrictions would be unavoidable if adequate health services continued to be provided.