Last week, between 27 December and 2 January, the number of newly diagnosed cases of Covid-19 increased by 30.2%, the Delfi portal was informed by the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC).
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Although the number of tests has slightly decreased (by 1.9%), the number of infected people in Latvia has increased by a third, the SPKC reported.
According to the data collected by the center, an average of 6,633 tests were performed per day last week (previously 6,760), while an average of 799 new cases were detected per day (previously 613).
In the previous week, an average of 47 patients a day were hospitalized with Covid-19. There are also still a large number of patients with severe disease.
The reproductive rate (R) for Covid-19 infection has risen to 1.13 in the past week (0.83 a week earlier), indicating a faster spread of the infection in the community.
Comparing the prevalence of the infection per 100,000 population among vaccinated and unvaccinated / partially vaccinated people last week, Covid-19 infection was 1.6 times more common in unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people in Latvia than in fully vaccinated people.
The SPCC recalls that as the number of vaccinees increases and the prevalence of Covid-19 infection continues to predominate among non-vaccinated individuals, the overall incidence of infection in vaccinated individuals will increase. However, among vaccinated people, the disease is usually milder and requires less frequent hospitalization, so the proportion of vaccinated and infected people should always be seen in the context of the number of Covid-19 cases prevented by vaccination in the general population.
By January 2, 644 cases of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant had been detected in Latvia, reports the SPKC.
46% are imported cases, but the most cases are from Great Britain – 56, Italy – 19, USA – 18, Spain – 18, Denmark – 16, France – 15, UAE – 14, Sweden – 14, Canada – 13, Finland – five , of which 69% were detected when testing arrivals at the airport.
54% are secondary cases (infected contacts) or local cases (with an unknown source of infection and infection conditions).
The average for the European Union and the European Economic Area increased to 818.9 during the week (a week earlier – 756.2). The 14-day cumulative rate of Covid-19 morbidity per 100 thousand inhabitants in Latvia is currently 497.3 (514.2 a week ago). In Estonia, the indicator has increased and reached 640.2 last week (543.1 a week earlier). Lithuania’s indicator has dropped to 737.2 (a week ago – 821.8).
The number of cases imported rose sharply last week (358), reaching 6.4% of all Covid-19 infections. During the 50th to the 52nd week, the people most often infected with Covid-19 in Latvia came from Great Britain (120), Italy (79), Sweden (56), Germany (49), Spain (46), Finland (45), Denmark (39), Norway (32), Egypt (31), France (30), USA (28), UAE (26), Lithuania (26), Estonia (19), Hungary (17).
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