No more fatalities were recorded.
The new figure was released by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) which said 1,480 tests had been conducted during the previous 24-hour period.
In total 97,846 tests have been carried out since February 29.
Pēdējās 24h veikti 1480 COVID-19 testi, pozitīvs 16 cilvēkiem (tai skaitā 14 personas no SAC Mārsnēni). Latvijā kopā veikti 97 846 izmeklējumi, saslimušas 1046 personas un 712 izveseļojušās, 22 mirušas.
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) May 23, 2020
24 patients are in hospital, most of whom have moderate symptoms of the disease but 2 of whom are designated as being in a serious condition.
So far 22 deaths of patients with coronavirus have been recorded and 712 patients have recovered from infection.
COVID-19 information
A very useful summary in English of the latest COVID-19 situation including restrictions in place and statistics on the number of cases is available at this special government website.
Apkopota informācija par #COVID19 izplatību ierobežojošajiem pasākumiem. Iepazīsties un ievēro! ?
— Valdības māja (@Brivibas36) May 20, 2020
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The text of laws relating to the emergency situation and the powers given to the various public bodies is available in English at the national legislative database.
The number for medical emergencies is 113, the number for enquiring about a COVID-19 test if you have developed some potential symptoms after returning from overseas or being in contact with someone confirmed as having coronavirus is 8303 and the SPKC COVID-19 advice helpline is 67387661.
The SPKC has information in English about the approved methods of protecting yourself from the virus, symptoms and medical procedures and an interactive map plotting the incidence and distribution of the disease in Latvia.
