No additional fatalities were recorded.
The new figure was released by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) which said 1,021 tests had been conducted during the previous 24-hour period.
In total 76,592 tests have been carried out since February 29.
Pēdējās 24h veikts 1021 COVID-19 tests, pozitīvs 9 cilvēkiem. Latvijā kopā veikti 76 592 izmeklējumi, saslimušas 939 personas un 464 izveseļojušās, 18 mirušas.
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) May 10, 2020
30 patients are in hospital, most of whom have moderate symptoms of the disease but 2 of whom are designated as being in a serious condition.
So far 18 deaths of patients with coronavirus have been recorded and 464 patients have recovered from infection.
State Police said they carried out 1,932 checks about potential violations of emergency measures during the last 24 hours, writing 15 tickets as a result. They also reminded the public to continue observing physical distancing rules, with remaining at home being the best option.
?Diennaktī policija veikusi 1932 pārbaudes par ārkārtējās situācijas ierobežojumu neievērošanu un uzsākusi 15 lietvedības. Atceries ievērot noteiktos ierobežojumus arī brīvdienās! #IevēroDistanci , bet vislabāk #paliecmājās
— Valsts policija (@Valsts_policija) May 10, 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. On May 7 the government met and announced revisions to the emergency rules, but it must be stressed that these do not come into force until May 12. Until then, the current restrictions still apply.
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.
