Of the newly-confirmed cases, 223 cases were recorded in unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated people, while 595 were fully vaccinated.
Out of 4,268 tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 19.2% were positive. The 14-day cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 of the population continued to decline from 685 Thursday to 633.8 Friday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 812,686 Covid-19 cases have now been recorded among Latvia's 1.9 million population.
☑️Pozitīvo gadījumu īpatsvars pret testētajiem: 19.2%
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) April 15, 2022
☑️14 dienu kumulatīvais rādītājs uz 100 000 iedzīvotāju: 633.8
Latvijā ar Covid-19 kopumā inficējušies 812 686 cilvēki.
Six more Covid-related deaths were also confirmed, with the youngest of the victims aged 30-39 and the others aged over 70. The total death toll since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 5,696.
Friday hospital data from the National Health Service show 431 patients being treated in hospitals. 61 patients were admitted and 112 were discharged during the previous 24 hours. 11 patients are displaying serious symptoms.
Covid-19 information
A summary in English of the latest Covid-19 situation including restrictions still in place after April 1 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.