Two deaths from Covid-19 on Friday in Latvia

Take note – story published 2 years ago

Two deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded during the past 24 hours in Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) on October 14.

Of 3,953 tests carried out over the past day, 21% were positive, resulting in 832 confirmed new cases of infection. The 14-day cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 population fell from 695 Thursday to 675 Friday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 942,923  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 6,028. The latest victims were both aged 90 years and over.

Thursday hospital data from the National Health Service (NVD) show 375 patients being treated in hospitals, two of whom are displaying serious symptoms.

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

Seen a mistake?

Select text and press Ctrl+Enter to send a suggested correction to the editor

Select text and press Report a mistake to send a suggested correction to the editor

Related articles

More

Most important