News2021.05.07 10:53

Coronavirus: Lithuania reports 1,244 new cases, 15 deaths

BNS 2021.05.07 10:53

Lithuania has registered 1,244 new coronavirus infections and 15 Covid-19 deaths over the past 24 hours, the country's statistics office said on Friday morning.

Lithuania's 14-day coronavirus infection rate currently stands at 573.6 per 100,000 people, and the share of positive tests has been 5.4 percent over the past seven days.

Nearly 19,000 molecular (PCR) tests and a little under 8,000 antigen tests have been performed in the last 24 hours.

Overall, 255,384 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lithuania since the start of the pandemic.

Currently, 229,667 people are considered as having recovered and 16,664 are active cases.

A total of 4,019 people have died from Covid-19 in Lithuania so far. The overall number of deaths directly or indirectly related to the coronavirus has reached 8,094.

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