No Covid deaths Thursday, 1,600 cases

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No deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded during the past 24 hours in Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) on July 21.

Of 4,190 tests carried out over the past day, 38.1% were positive, resulting in 1,631 confirmed new cases of infection. The 14-day cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 population leaped from 599 Wednesday to 649, which is the highest morbidity level since April.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 851,433 Covid-19 cases have now been recorded among Latvia's 1.9 million population.

 

The total death toll since the beginning of the pandemic stands at 5,879.

Tuesday hospital data from the National Health Service (NVD) show 172 patients being treated in hospitals, 1 of whom is 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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