During the week, the increase in the incidence of Covid-19 in Latvia is 14%, while in Europe as a whole it averages 42%, according to data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control. director Yuri Perevoshchikov.
Latvia’s data looks better than before, Perevoshchikov said.
In Lithuania, the number of cases has increased by 54%. In Estonia, on the other hand, the incidence is declining in percentage terms, which can be seen as a positive example that the disease can still be stopped, an official of the SPKC pointed out.
It has already been reported that 115 new cases of Covi-19 infection were discovered last day, while three people with confirmed Covid-19 disease died, according to data compiled by the SPKC.
Three is by far the largest number of Covid-19 patients dying in one day in Latvia. The deceased was in the age group of 65 to 85 years.
Last day, 4171 Covid-19 tests were performed, while a total of 397 357 Covid-19 tests have been performed in Latvia so far. The proportion of positive cases against those tested last day was 2.8%. The SPCC has previously explained that this figure is considered important in the European Union, as above 3%, the spread of the disease is considered to be rapid and uncontrolled.
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