The Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said 4,433 tests were conducted during the previous 24-hour period.
Pēdējās 24h veikti 4433 COVID-19 izmeklējumi, reģistrēti 75 jauni inficēšanās gadījumi, 1 persona mirusi (vecuma grupa no 65 līdz 70). Latvijā kopā veikti 368 445 izmeklējumi, saslimušas 2840 personas un 1325 izveseļojušās.
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) October 13, 2020
In total 368,445 tests have been carried out since February 29.
So far 1,325 patients have recovered from infection and 41 have died.
Data from the National Health Service (NVD) show that the number of patients being treated in hospitals continues to rise. Currently, 70 patients are being treated in hospitals, up from 65 on Monday. 61 patients show moderate symptoms of the disease, nine have severe symptoms.
Jauni COVID-19 gadījumi stacionāros – 10. Kopā stacionāros ārstējas 70 pacienti: 61 ar vidēji smagu slimības gaitu, 9 ar smagu slimības gaitu. Kopā no stacionāra izrakstīti 252 pacienti.
— NVD (@VMNVD) October 13, 2020
On October 12 the 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 of population was 51.8 in Latvia, 62.2 in Lithuania and 50.2 in Estonia, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
The threshold for the introduction of compulsory self-isolation upon arrival in Latvia is now pegged to Latvia's own rate last Friday of 40.4. Effectively, arrivals from all European countries except Finland, Cyprus, Norway and the Vatican must self-isolate for 10 days.
All arrivals must fill in a special electronic form prior to arrival, as outlined in our earlier story.
COVID-19 information
A useful 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.
Cīņa ar #COVID19 izplatību nav noslēgusies - iepazīsties ar noteikumiem, kurus nepieciešams ievērot savas un sabiedrības veselības saglabāšanas nolūkā arī pēc ārkārtējās situācijas noslēguma! ☝?
— Valdības māja (@Brivibas36) June 10, 2020
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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, symptoms and medical procedures and an interactive map plotting the incidence and distribution of the disease in Latvia.