14,492 tests were performed last day, thus the proportion of positive tests was 4.4%.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 296,738 people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus in the country.
The Covid-19 virus has claimed a total of 4,520 lives in Lithuania.
505 Covid-19 patients are currently being treated in hospitals, 65 of whom are in resuscitation. 38 patients require artificial ventilation of the lungs, while 411 patients are treated with oxygen masks.
According to the Department of Statistics, the 14-day cumulative number of infections per 100,000 population in Lithuania on 27 August increased to 283.5.
A total of 1,639,078 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Lithuania, including 1,478,273 people who have been vaccinated.
