One more case, one more death from COVID-19 in Latvia

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Latvia recorded one more case of COVID-19 on June 13, increasing the total number of cases from 1,096 on Friday to 1,097 on Saturday.

One more fatality was also recorded. The victim was aged 70 to 75 with various chronic illnesses.

The new figure was released by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) which said 1,392 tests had been conducted during the previous 24-hour period. 

In total 126,054 tests have been carried out since February 29.

 

 

7 patients are in hospital, most of whom have moderate symptoms of the disease but 1 of whom is designated as being in a serious condition. 

So far 28 deaths of patients with coronavirus have been recorded and 845 patients have recovered from infection.

COVID-19 information

A very 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.

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.

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