The new figure was released by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) which said 878 tests had been conducted during the previous 24-hour period.
In total 29,896 tests have been carried out since February 29.
46 patients are in hospital, most of whom have moderate symptoms of the disease but 3 of whom are designated as being in a serious condition.
So far 5 deaths of patients with coronavirus have been recorded in Latvian hospitals.
Iepriekšējā diennaktī veikti 878 izmeklējumi personām ar aizdomām par saslimšanu ar Covid-19, infekcija apstiprināta 9 cilvēkiem. Latvijā kopā veikti 29896 izmeklējumi, infekcija apstiprināta 666 personām.
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) April 15, 2020
You can read [in English] the current emergency regulations introduced by the government to tackle the spread of coronavirus at the government website. 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.
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 returnign from oversease 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.
Informācija par COVID-19 saslimšanas gadījumiem Latvijā
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) April 15, 2020
Interaktīvu karti var aplūkot šeit: https://t.co/9JsibGB1M8 pic.twitter.com/Bp3S1Maita
Meanwhile State Police said that during the last 24-hour period they carried out 1,874 checks on possible flouting of emergency regulations, writing 15 tickets as a result. Penalties for individuals breaking compulsory quarantine run to a maximum 2,000 euro fine.
?Policija diennaktī veikusi 1874 pārbaudes par ārkārtējās situācijas ierobežojumu neievērošanu un uzsākusi 15 lietvedības. Esi atbildīgs, ievēro 2 m savstarpējo distanci un citus noteiktos ierobežojumus! #paliecmājās #IevēroDistanci
— Valsts policija (@Valsts_policija) April 15, 2020
In neighboring Lithuania the COVID-19 case total stands at 1,091 with 29 deaths, reports LRT English, while in Estonia the total is 1,373 with 31 deaths according to ERR News.