COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania
Appearance
COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Lithuania |
Index case | Šiauliai |
Arrival date | 28 February 2020 (4 years, 6 months and 2 weeks) |
Confirmed cases | 1,547 |
Active cases | 494 |
Severe cases | 26 |
Hospitalized cases | 83 |
Critical cases | 9 |
Ventilator cases | 4 |
Recovered | 997 |
Deaths | 59 |
Government website | |
Government of the Republic of Lithuania Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministerija (in Lithuanian) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Lithuania in February 2020.
On 18 March 2020, the first domestic case was confirmed, the first infected being an immediate family member of a known case.[1] The first cases of community spread were found in the country on 19 March and the first related death happened on 20 March 2020.[2]
The Lithuanian government initially declared quarantine from 16 March to 30 March, but it was extended many times[3] and was set to end on 31 May.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Lietuvoje patvirtintas pirmasis neįvežtinis koronaviruso atvejis: užsikrėtė šeimos narys". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Lietuvoje mirė pirmasis koronavirusu užsikrėtęs žmogus". sam.lrv.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ↑ "Lithuania moves ahead with quarantine easing: all shops, outdoor bars to reopen". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Lithuania proceeds with quarantine easing: small events, more services to resume". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.