Lithuania reports 711 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

Lithuania has recorded 711 new coronavirus infections and four deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, official statistics showed on Thursday morning.

Of the new cases, 536 were primary, 168 were secondary and seven were tertiary.

One of the fatalities was a person in their 30s who was not vaccinated.

The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 now stands at 186, including 13 ICU cases.

The 14-day primary infection rate has edged down to 386 cases per 100,000 people, with the seven-day percentage of positive tests down to 31.7 percent.

The daily number of new coronavirus cases remains well below the peak of over 14,000 reached in early February.

More than 1.2 million people in Lithuania have tested positive with COVID-19 at least once.

Some 70 percent of the Lithuanian population have received at least one coronavirus vaccine jab so far.