COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania

COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases by municipality (as of 11 May):   500-999 confirmed cases   100-499 confirmed cases   10–99 confirmed cases   1–9 confirmed cases
Confirmed COVID-19 deaths by municipality (as of 13 May):   Confirmed deaths
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Lithuania
Index case	Šiauliai
Arrival date	28 February 2020 (4 years, 9 months and 4 days)
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

1. "Lietuvoje patvirtintas pirmasis neįvežtinis koronaviruso atvejis: užsikrėtė šeimos narys". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
2. "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.
3. "Lithuania moves ahead with quarantine easing: all shops, outdoor bars to reopen". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
4. "Lithuania proceeds with quarantine easing: small events, more services to resume". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.