The SPKC publishes weekend data as a summary since the Covid rate has significantly reduced.
Of 5,787 tests carried out altogether, 5.9% were positive. The 14-day cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 population fell from 194 Friday to 174 Monday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 826,038 Covid-19 cases have now been recorded among Latvia's 1.9 million population.
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— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) May 16, 2022
▫️veikti 5787 Covid-19 izmeklējumi;
▫️reģistrēti 339 jauni inficēšanās gadījumi, no tiem 131 nevakcinēts vai vakcinācijas kursu nepabeidzis, 208 vakcinēti;
The five victims were all aged 70 or over and four were unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, one vaccinated.
The total death toll since the beginning of the pandemic stands at 5,803.
Friday hospital data from the National Health Service (NVD) show 195 patients being treated in hospitals, 6 of whom are displaying serious Covid symptoms.
Covid-19 information
A summary in English of the latest Covid-19 situation including restrictions still in place after April 1 is available at this special government website.
You can find the latest Covid-19 statistics at this official website.
A hotline – 8989 – allows people to both register for vaccination and receive answers to questions about the process of vaccination will continue to operate. The number for medical emergencies is 113.
There is also a website to register for vaccination, https://manavakcina.lv which includes an English-language version.
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.
