Sunday January 24 brought 512 new cases of Covid-19 in Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
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Saturday January 23 brought 910 new cases of Covid-19 in Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
Latvia and fellow Baltic states Lithuania and Estonia have added their voices to those of other European Union member states demanding the fastest possible rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
Friday January 22 brought fewer than 900 new cases of Covid-19 in Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC), in a further tentative yet hopeful sign that infection rates may have peaked.
In some cases, medics have got Covid-19 after the first dose of vaccine, said Dace Zavadska, head of Immunization Council, on Latvian Radio January 22.
The government has decided to apply for additional 646 510 vaccines available to Latvia by the German producer CureVac, the Ministry of Health said January 21.
Thursday January 21 brought fewer than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 in Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC), in a further tentative yet hopeful sign that infection rates may have peaked.
Opening all retail venues could be considered if no more than 270 new Covid-19 cases per day were registered in Latvia, Jurijs Perevošcikovs, epidemiologist of the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) told Latvian Television January 21.
The situation with medical staff getting infected with Covid-19 is improving, Latvian Radio reported January 20.
Wednesday January 20 brought another 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 in Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
The Ministry of Health (VM) has been allocated €7 million for the introduction of new mental health care opportunities, VM said January 19.
Tuesday January 19 brought another 812 new cases of Covid-19 in Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
Not only are total numbers of Covid-19 patients in hospitals growing; those with severe course of the disease are also adding up, Latvian Television reported January 18.
Latvian Television broadcast 4.studija on January 18 has compiled information about the procedure of getting the Covid-19 test result translated into other languages.
Monday January 18 brought another 244 new cases of Covid-19 to Latvia, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
Today is the day for 594 medics to receive the second jab of Covid-19 vaccine, as 21 days have passed since the first day of vaccinations, Health Ministry's spokesman Oskars Šneiders told Latvian Radio January 18.
Sunday in Latvia brought another 567 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
The Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said January 16 that 1,031 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Latvia during the last 24 hours.
The Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said January 15 that 1,084 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Latvia during the last 24 hours.
Latvia will apply for an additional 210 000 “Moderna” vaccines against Covid-19, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told LETA January 13.
The Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said January 14 that 950 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Latvia during the last 24 hours.
Since December 28 last year, when vaccination against Covid-19 began in Latvia, eleven reports on already known vaccine side effects have been received by the State Agency of Medicines (ZVA), the Agency said January 13.
The Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said January 13 that 1,255 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Latvia during the last 24 hours.
Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts said at a press conference January 13 that the past two days have seen the largest number of people vaccinated against Covid-19.
In Latvia's Western region Kurzeme hospitals, vaccination takes place significantly faster and in bigger volumes than in Eastern region Latgale, Latvian Radio reported January 13.
Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts said at a press conference January 12 that government has supported creation of a centralized vaccination bureau.
Last week the number of Covid-19 patients increased by 15%, Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) epidemiologist Jurijs Perevoščikovs said at a press briefing January 12.
Latvia on January 12 received first 1,200 'Moderna' vaccines against Covid-19, National Health Service (NVD) representative Anna Karolīna Šaule told LETA Tuesday.
The Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said January 12 that 878 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Latvia during the last 24 hours.
Head of Latvian Hospital Association Jevgēņijs Kalējs told Latvian Radio January 12 that hospitals are still overloaded.