The new figure was released by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) which said 3,250 tests had been conducted during the previous 24-hour period.
Pēdējās 24h veikti 3250 COVID-19 testi, pozitīvs 13 cilvēkiem, stacionārā miruši 2 pacienti (vecumā no 70 līdz 75 un 75 līdz 80). Latvijā kopā veikts 54 811 izmeklējums, saslimušas 849 personas un 348 izveseļojušās, 15 mirušas.
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) April 29, 2020
In total 54,811 tests have been carried out since February 29.
42 patients are in hospital, most of whom have moderate symptoms of the disease but 4 of whom are designated as being in a serious condition.
So far 15 deaths of patients with coronavirus have been recorded and 348 patients have recovered from the disease. Both of the new fatalities were people between 70 and 80 years of age.
State Police said they made 2,478 checks on possible transgressions of the emergency regulations during the last 24 hours, writing three tickets as a result.
?Policija diennaktī veikusi 2478 pārbaudes par ārkārtējās situācijas ierobežojumu neievērošanu un uzsākusi trīs lietvedības. Sargi sevi un apkārtējos – atceries par fizisko distancēšanos! #paliecmājās #IevēroDistanci
— Valsts policija (@Valsts_policija) April 29, 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. The government has said it intends to review all the current emergency regulations on May 7.
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.
