The new figure was released by the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) which said 1,564 tests had been conducted during the previous 24-hour period.
In total 49,235 tests have been carried out since February 29.
41 patients are in hospital, most of whom have moderate symptoms of the disease but 6 of whom are designated as being in a serious condition.
So far 13 deaths of patients with coronavirus have been recorded and 267 patients have recovered from the disease.
Pēdējās 24h veikti 1564 COVID-19 testi, pozitīvs 6 cilvēkiem, stacionārā miris 1 pacients (vecumā no 50 līdz 55, inficējies ārzemēs). Latvijā kopā veikti 49235 izmeklējumi, saslimušas 818 personas un 267 izveseļojušās, 13 mirušas.
— SPKC.gov.lv (@SPKCentrs) April 27, 2020
You can read the current emergency regulations introduced by the government to tackle the spread of coronavirus, in English, at the government website.
The full text of laws relating to the emergency situation and the powers given to the various public bodies is available in English at the national legislative database.
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 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 disease, symptoms and medical procedures and an interactive map plotting the incidence and distribution of the disease in Latvia.
State Police said they made 2,243 checks on possible transgressions of the emergency regulations during the last 24 hours, writing five tickets as a result.
?Policija diennaktī veikusi 2243 pārbaudes par ārkārtējās situācijas ierobežojumu neievērošanu un uzsākusi piecas lietvedības. Neaizmirsti ievērot noteiktos ierobežojumus! Sargā sevi un līdzcilvēkus! #paliecmājās #IevēroDistanci
— Valsts policija (@Valsts_policija) April 27, 2020
Meanwhile in neighboring Estonia ERR News reported April 26 that 49 people have died as a result of COVID-19 during the pandemic. A total of 47,933 tests have been performed in Estonia, of which 1,643 have proven positive.
In Lithuania LRT English reports another 11 cases were confirmed April 27, bringing the total to 1,449. So far 41 people have died of the virus in the country, and 474 have been confirmed to have recovered.106,775 tests have been carried out.
