News2021.12.10 09:59

Coronavirus: Lithuania reports 1,576 new cases, 8 deaths

BNS 2021.12.10 09:59

Lithuania has confirmed 1,576 new coronavirus infections and eight deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the country's statistics office said on Friday morning.

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

A total of 19,790 people have been vaccinated over the past 24 hours, including 1,931 with their first dose.

The total number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals has remained fairly unchanged, at 1,269, including 121 ICU cases.

Over 13,900 molecular (PCR) tests for Covid-19 and 5,300 antigen tests have been performed over the past 24 hours.

The 14-day infection rate has edged down to 835.6 per 100,000 people, and the seven-day percentage of positive tests has been 11.5 percent.

A total of 488,000 people in Lithuania have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. The total death toll is over 6,900.

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