Riga, June 10, LETA. Over the past two weeks, the incidence of Covid-19 has continued to fall in most of Europe, so despite improvements in Latvia, Latvia is still in third place among the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries with the highest infection rates. Covid-19, according to data collected by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Latvia is in the third place for three weeks in a row.
ECDC estimates of the situation in the previous two weeks from 24 May to 6 June show that the cumulative morbidity per 100,000 population in Latvia has decreased to 202.7 cases. Until the beginning of this week, only Denmark and the Netherlands had a 14-day infection rate higher than in Latvia.
The highest incidence rate is currently in Denmark at 215.3 cases per 100,000 population, and the lowest in Malta at 12.6 cases per 100,000 population.
In Estonia, the infection rate per 100,000 population has dropped to 111.9 cases in the last two weeks, the 12th highest among the EU and EEA countries, while Lithuania ranks 6th with 181.7 cases, according to ECDC data.
In Latvia, the 14-day mortality rate with diagnosed Covid-19 has also decreased and at the end of the previous week it was 45.6 cases per one million inhabitants. However, in other countries the mortality rate has decreased faster and in this indicator Latvia has risen from the 6th to the 3rd place among the EU and EEA countries with the highest mortality rate.
Romania and Bulgaria have had higher mortality rates per million population diagnosed with Covid-19 in the past two weeks. The corresponding figure is 38.7 in Lithuania and 17.3 in Estonia.
Latvia is also still in the red zone of the travel warning card created by ECDC. It is located in regions of Europe with a 14-day cumulative morbidity of between 150 and 500 cases per 100,000 population. Lithuania is also located in this area.
Estonia, on the other hand, is in the orange zone of a travel alert card for the first time, with a 14-day cumulative morbidity per 100,000 population between 25 and 150 cases. Most of Europe’s regions are currently in the area.
Iceland, Romania, most of Finland, as well as regions in Norway, Poland, Germany, Italy and Austria are in the green zone, with a 14-day cumulative morbidity of less than 25 cases per 100 000 population.
Iceland, Romania, Malta, most of Finland, as well as regions in Norway, Poland, Germany, Italy and Austria are in the green zone, with a 14-day cumulative morbidity of less than 25 cases per 100 000 population.
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