The total number of cases detected since the start of the pandemic now stands at 133,199.
Of 3,297 tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 3.1 % were positive, down on the 4.1% rate of Sunday and consistent with the roughly 3% rate of the last week. Monday's case total is usually the lowest of the week in absolute numbers as Sundays generally see the smallest number of tests carried out each week.
Continuing the encouraging trend of the last week, the 14-day cumulative infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants fell yet again, though only slightly, from 268 Sunday to 266 Monday.
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▫️veikti 3297 Covid-19 izmeklējumi;
▫️reģistrēts 101 jauns inficēšanās gadījums;
▫️saņemti ziņojumi par 6 mirušajiem (viens cilvēks 40-49 gadu vecumā, četri 60-69 gadu vecumā, viens 80-89 gadu vecumā).
Unfortunately six deaths have been registered Monday, the death toll since the start of the pandemic now reaching at 2,376.
Meanwhile in Estonia 59 new cases of coronavirus were recorded May 31, and in Lithuania 181 cases were logged.
Covid-19 information
You can find all the latest Covid-19 statistics at this official website.
A summary in English of the latest Covid-19 situation including restrictions in place and rules on public assembly is available at this special government website.
Use of nose and mouth coverings is compulsory in all public places indoors, including workplaces. Physical distancing and frequent hand washing and sanitary cleaning habits are encouraged.
The dedicated hotline for Covid-19 related inquiries (24 hours, 7 days a week) is 8345. The number for medical emergencies is 113.
There is a Latvian language hotline 8989 which allows people to both register for vaccination and receive answers to questions about the process of vaccination.
There is also a website to register for vaccination, https://manavakcina.lv/ which includes an English-language version. See this earlier story for a simple summary of what to do.
All arrivals to the country (including returnees) need to fill in an electronic declaration prior to coming to Latvia. It is available at the website covidpass.lv.
