In the first month of autumn, which many expected with concern, the incidence of Covid-19 in Latvia has increased, according to the data of the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC).
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The infographics created by the portal “Delfi” show that the number of cases diagnosed in one day during the last week has not been less than 12.
The highest number of cases registered in one day was found on September 21 – 34 positive cases of Covid-19 cases. There was no such number of patients in Latvia in one day found since April.
Outbreaks of the disease in September were detected in several companies – “Kuldīgas tekstils”, meat processing company “Forevers”, as well as in several educational and pre-school educational institutions.
Yuri Perevoshchikov, director of the Infectious Diseases Risk Analysis and Prevention Department at the SPKC, said at a government meeting on Tuesday that sees no need yet impose additional restrictions throughout the country and a strategy of local measures is currently being implemented in areas where the infection has spread or foci have formed.
According to him, this also applies to the use of face masks, which could be introduced in public transport, in closed public spaces in places such as Kuldiga, if the infection continues to spread widely there. “The use of masks should not be extended to regions where only one case per week has been registered, such as Vidzeme and Zemgale,” said the epidemiologist.
“If the infection grows and you can’t tell where you get it from, then you have to think about local measures,” Perevoshchikov said.
It has already been reported that 3517 Covid-19 tests and tests were performed in Latvia last day 32 new cases were registered, as well as one death, reported the SPKC. The deceased was in the age group of 80 to 85 years.
Seven patients with Covid-19 have been hospitalized in the last day, a total of 16 patients are being treated in hospitals, all with moderate disease.
A total of 227 patients were discharged from the hospital, according to the National Health Service.
As of September 29, a total of 1,729 people have contracted Covid-19 in Latvia, 1,307 people have recovered, 37 have died, and 385 patients are in the process of recovery.
A total of 315,747 Covid-19 examinations were performed in Latvia.
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