News2021.10.06 09:55

Coronavirus: Lithuania reports 2,556 new cases, 14 deaths

BNS, LRT.lt 2021.10.06 09:55

Lithuania has registered 2,556 new coronavirus infections and 14 deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the country's statistics office said on Wednesday morning.

Ten of the fatalities were either not vaccinated or only partially vaccinated.

A total of 5,937 people have been vaccinated over the past 24 hours, including 2,022 with their first dose.

The total number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals has increased by more than 50 over the past 24 hours to 1,356, including 121 ICU cases.

Some 17,200 molecular (PCR) tests for Covid-19 and 8,900 antigen tests have been performed over the past 24 hours.

Lithuania’s 14-day infection rate per 100,000 people has risen to 825.1.

Over the past 24 hours, 2,022 people have received the first coronavirus vaccine jab, 2,669 have received the second and 1,246 people have received the third shot.

In total, 62.8 percent of the Lithuanian population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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