Lithuania reports 865 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths

Lithuania has registered 865 new coronavirus infections and 16 deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the country's statistics office said on Thursday morning.

Some 18,364 molecular (PCR) tests for COVID-19 and 6,622 antigen tests have been performed in the last 24 hours.

Lithuania's 14-day coronavirus infection rate currently stands at 518.8 cases per 100,000 people, and the share of positive tests over the past seven days at 4.8 percent.