The total number of cases detected since the start of the pandemic now stands at 137,600.
Of 9,545 tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 0.6% were positive, almost the same as the previous day's 0.5% rate.
The 14-day cumulative infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants continued its decline, from 46.9 Friday to 45.6 Saturday.
📈 Pēdējo 24h laikā:
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) July 3, 2021
▫️veikti 9545 Covid-19 izmeklējumi;
▫️reģistrēti 60 jauni inficēšanās gadījumi;
▫️nav saņemti ziņojumi par mirušajiem.
☑️Pozitīvo gadījumu īpatsvars pret testētajiem: 0.6%
☑️14 dienu kumulatīvais rādītājs uz 100 000 iedzīvotāju: 45.6
Happily there were no additional Covid-19 deaths confirmed, so the death toll since the start of the pandemic remains 2,526.
97 patients are currently being treated for coronavirus symptoms in Latvia's hospitals, of which number 17 are displaying serious symptoms.
💉 Aktuālā statistika par vakcināciju pret Covid-19. Vakar, 2. jūlijā, pirmo vakcīnas devu saņēmuši 3679 cilvēki, savukārt otro devu saņēmuši 5118 cilvēki. pic.twitter.com/aD4PBSLTYb
— NVD (@VMNVD) July 3, 2021
As far as Latvia's vaccination drive is concerned, Friday saw 3,679 people receive a first dose of coronavirus vaccine and 5,118 receive a second dose. 562,412 people have now completed the vaccination process.
Meanwhile in Estonia 39 cases of coronavirus and no deaths were reported Saturday and in Lithuania the figure was 35 cases and two deaths.
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.