No Covid deaths over Midsummer holidays in Latvia

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Midsummer was well worthy of celebration this year, with no deaths from Covid-19 recorded over the holiday period according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) June 27.

Over the five day period 827 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed.

Of 6,027 tests carried out, 13.7% were positive. The 14-day cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 population remained stable, barely moving from 161 last Wednesday to 160 Monday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 833,711 Covid-19 cases have now been recorded among Latvia's 1.9 million population.

The total death toll since the beginning of the pandemic remains at 5,855.

Monday hospital data from the National Health Service (NVD) show 120 patients being treated in hospitals, 6 of whom are displaying serious symptoms.

Covid-19 information

A summary in English of the latest Covid-19 situation 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

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