The highest daily total remains 930 cases recorded December 3.
Of 5,822 tests carried out in the previous 24 hours, 9% were positive, very slightly down on the 9.1% rate of the previous day.
Nine deaths were also confirmed. Three victims were aged 65 to 75, five were aged 75 to 85 and one 90 to 95.
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— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) December 6, 2020
▫️veikti 5822 Covid-19 izmeklējumi;
▫️reģistrēti 526 jauni inficēšanās gadījumi;
▫️miruši 9 cilvēki (trīs vecumā no 65-75 gadiem, pieci no 75-85, viens no 90-95).
So far 1,866 patients have recovered from infection and 264 have died.
The situation in all three Baltic states remains serious. On December 6, Estonia reported 479 new cases of coronavirus and Lithuania reported 2,219 cases.
On December 6, the 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 of population was 418.9 in Latvia, 1,070.4 in Lithuania and 425.9 in Estonia, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
From next week, the ECDC it will no longer issue daily updates, instead moving to "a weekly reporting schedule for the COVID-19 situation (both worldwide and in the EU/EEA and the UK) in December 2020 . All daily updates will be discontinued from 7 December, and from 10 December ECDC will publish updates on the number of cases and deaths reported worldwide and aggregated by week every Thursday."
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. Use of nose and mouth coverings is compulsory in shops and many other public places.
As reported previously by LSM, the full regulations relating to the current state of emergency in force until January 11 are now available to read online in English translation.
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.
There is also an information line to answer any questions you might have about the veracity of facts about COVID-19 on 8345.
The SPKC has information in English about the approved methods of protecting yourself from the virus.
All arrivals (including returnees) need to fill in an electronic declaration prior to coming to Latvia. It is available at the website covidpass.lv.
