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SPKC has recorded three outbreaks of Covid-19 this week, the actual number of infected could be higher

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Dimiņa explained that the structure of Covid-19 cases has changed this week. Half of the patients are the contact persons of the patients identified by the SPC. Only six positive cases of Covid-19 are related to return from abroad, which is about 17% of the total number of cases compared to last week, when about half of such cases occurred.

The group of sick people already experienced in March has emerged – people who are most likely to get sick by contacting newcomers from abroad.

Ten more cases are being worked on to understand how the infection occurred. Among these cases is a circle of persons, whose risk history indicates visiting public places – restaurants, bars. These are relatively younger people, who are united by the entertainment lifestyle factor, Dimiņa explained.

This week, the SPKC has recorded a total of three Covid-19 outbreaks. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the SPKC reported the first outbreak of restaurants “Aqua Luna” and “Riviera” visited by a company. But now there are two more outbreaks.

One case involves visiting at least two places of entertainment in the evening, and the other involves self-organized rest by one school graduate in several places for two evenings.

“These are outbreaks that form a significant part of the disease, which makes us worried that the affected population may be larger, because the type of contact with young people is quite active, and people often indicate that acquaintances meet in entertainment venues,” Dimiņa explained.

She emphasized that there was no reason for great concern, but she could not feel very calm either.

Assessing the structure of Covid-19 cases, there are some similarities with the situation in early spring, which suggests that there may be a higher number of infected people in the community than the SPCC currently sees.

“This is the right time to think about the reinforcement of restrictions,” Dimiņa concluded.

As reported, the number of newly discovered cases of Covid-19 in Latvia has noticeably increased this week. Last day, 1841 Covid-19 tests were performed in the country and 11 new cases were registered, according to information compiled by the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC).

It is known that one patient returned from abroad, five patients had contact with the patient. SPKC has started communication with five more patients.

To date, 165,610 Covid-19 examinations have been performed in the country, with 1,165 cases and 30 deaths. 1019 people have recovered.

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