Of that number 39 were unvaccinated persons, or persons not fully vaccinated, and 10 were fully vaccinated.
The total number of cases detected since the start of the pandemic now stands at 140,171.
Of 4,357 tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 1.1% were positive.
The 14-day cumulative infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants rose from 64.6 Sunday to 65.8 Monday.
📈 Pēdējo 24h laikā:
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) August 16, 2021
▫️veikti 4357 Covid-19 izmeklējumi;
▫️reģistrēti 49 jauni inficēšanās gadījumi, no tiem 39 nevakcinēti vai vakcinācijas kursu nepabeiguši, 10 vakcinēti;
▫️saņemti ziņojumi par 2 mirušajiem (50-59 gadu vecumā)
Two additional Covid-related deaths were confirmed, both of people aged 50-59, so the death toll since the start of the pandemic rises to at 2,563.
67 people are currently being treated for Covid-related symptoms in Latvia's hospitals, of which number 10 are displaying serious symptoms.
Meanwhile, in Estonia 163 new Covid cases were registered and in Lithuania 356 new cases were recorded.
Covid-19 information
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.
You can find the latest Covid-19 statistics at this official website.
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.
If you have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, or you have fully recovered from a confirmed case of it, you can obtain a digital certificate attesting to your status at the website https://covid19sertifikats.lv/.
Latvia is also part of the European Union's wider Covid-19 certification scheme.
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.
For the latest rules on entry and exit rules for international travellers, we have this summary. Also see this story for details of the latest country-specific entry regulations.
