Of 4,128 tests carried out over the past three days, 14.4% were positive, resulting in 593 confirmed new cases of infection. The 14-day cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 population fell from 415 Monday to 400 Tuesday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 952,692 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 6,056. The latest three victims were aged 60 and over.
Monday hospital data from the National Health Service (NVD) show 278 patients being treated in hospitals, three of whom are displaying serious symptoms. One of the people with serious symptoms is a child aged 0 to 9 years.
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.
