The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic now stands at 4,678.
There were two more deaths. The victims were in the age range 75 to 85.
Off 4,458 tests carried out 4.7% were positive, up on the 4.6% rate the previous day. A rate of more than 3% indicates that the disease is spreading uncontrollably.
So far 1,357 patients have recovered from infection. There have been 54 deaths.
Pēdējo 24h laikā veikti 4458 COVID-19 izmeklējumi, reģistrēti 211 jauni inficēšanās gadījumi, 2 personas mirušas (vecuma grupā no 75 līdz 85).
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) October 25, 2020
Pozitīvo gadījumu īpatsvars pret testētajiem: 4.7%.
Latvijā kopā saslimušas 4678 personas un 1357 izveseļojušās.
Meanwhile the National Health Service (NVD) reported a record number of patients being treated in hospital, with the number rising from 127 patients to 146. Of that total 138 people have moderate symptoms of the disease while eight display severe symptoms.
Jauni Covid-19 gadījumi stacionāros – 22. Kopā stacionāros ārstējas 146 pacienti: 138 ar vidēji smagu slimības gaitu, 8 ar smagu slimības gaitu. Kopā no stacionāra izrakstīti 323 pacienti.
— NVD (@VMNVD) October 25, 2020
On October 24 the 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 of population was in 88.6 in Latvia, 119.7 in Lithuania and 37.1 in Estonia, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
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.
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 virus.