In Estonia, another 470 people were diagnosed with Covid-19; In Lithuania – 2514, 26 people have died / Article / LSM.lv

2514 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in Lithuania in the previous day and 26 people died, informs Lithuanian public media portal LRT.lt. In turn, 470 new cases were detected in Estonia last day, according to the Estonian social media portal ERR.ee. –

In total, 11,693 Covid-19 tests were performed in Lithuania last day, of which 2,514 or 21.7% were positive.

This is the highest number of newly diagnosed cases of Covid-19 in Lithuania in one day since the beginning of the pandemic. Previously, most cases were detected in one day on Thursday, when the disease was detected in 2450 people.

In Lithuania, the 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population has increased to 961.2 cases.

Another 26 people have died in Lithuania, reaching a total of 590. 1940 patients are treated in hospitals, 139 of them are in resuscitation wards, 78 people need artificial lung ventilation.

In Lithuania, a total of 69,582 people have been infected with Covid-19 since the beginning of the epidemic.

In Lithuania, on Thursday, December 3, several new restrictions came into force in addition to the existing ones. It is now forbidden to gather more than two people unless it is a single household. So far, no more than five people have been able to gather.

4720 Covid-19 tests were performed in Estonia last day, of which 9.9% were positive. Two people are dead.

There are 224 Covid-19 patients in inpatient care, 22 of whom are treated in the intensive care unit.

The 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population is 366.37.

To date, a total of 13,939 people have been diagnosed with the virus in the country.

125 people have died in Estonia so far with Covid-19.

Restrictions are also being tightened in Estonia. From Saturday, shops, public spaces and service halls will be able to accommodate only half of the maximum number of people allowed. Venues for entertainment and social events without fixed seats will have to close at 22. They are currently open until midnight.

CONTEXT:

About the new coronavirus spread China informed the World Health Organization (WHO) late last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, home to 11 million people. WHO in March 2020 announcedthat Covid-19 has reached the level of a global pandemic.

A few months later, in the summer, there was a reduction in the spread of the infection in Europe, which led to the lifting of a series of strict restrictions. However, in mid-September WHO warnedthat Europe will face an increase in Covid-19 coronavirus deaths in the autumn months.

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