The new figure was released by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) which said 1,874 tests had been conducted during the previous 24-hour period.
In total 47,671 tests have been carried out since February 29.
33 patients are in hospital, most of whom have moderate symptoms of the disease but 6 of whom are designated as being in a serious condition.
So far 12 deaths of patients with coronavirus have been recorded and 267 patients have recovered from the disease.
Pēdējās 24h veikti 1874 COVID-19 testi, pozitīvs 8 cilvēkiem. Latvijā kopā veikts 47671 izmeklējums, saslimušas 812 personas un 267 izveseļojušās, 12 mirušas.
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) April 26, 2020
You can read the current emergency regulations introduced by the government to tackle the spread of coronavirus, in English, at the government website.
The full 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.
As reported by LSM earlier, the regulations were further extended following a government meeting March 29, enforcing a two-person, two-meter rule for physical social interactions. The relevant section of the regulations can be read in English in our earlier story.
On April 7 the existing state of emergency and special regulations were extended until May 12.
There is a dedicated official COVID-19 website available with a variety of relevant information and contacts available in Latvian and Russian.
The Health Ministry also has this Latvian-language PDF file containing a long list of useful telephone numbers and other contact details. 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 disease, symptoms and medical procedures and an interactive map plotting the incidence and distribution of the disease in Latvia.
Informācija par COVID-19 saslimšanas gadījumiem Latvijā
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) April 26, 2020
Interaktīvu karti var aplūkot šeit: https://t.co/9JsibGB1M8 pic.twitter.com/TfFyXyfLbW
State Police said they made 2,111 checks on possible transgressions of the emergency regulations during the last 24 hours, writing nine tickets as a result.
? Diennaktī policija veikusi 2111 pārbaudes par ārkārtējās situācijas ierobežojumu neievērošanu un uzsākusi deviņas lietvedības. Ievēro visus noteiktos valdības ierobežojumus un aizliegumus. Esi atbildīgs, vīrusam nav brīvdienu. #paliecmājās #IevēroDistanci
— Valsts policija (@Valsts_policija) April 26, 2020