During the week, the number of newly discovered Covid-19 cases in Latvia has increased by a third

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An average of 7,468 tests per day were performed last week (previously 7,184 tests) and an average of 60 new cases of Covid-19 were detected per day. A week earlier, there were 46 cases a day.

Over the past seven days, an average of four Covid-19 patients per day were hospitalized, and an average of 44 people were hospitalized daily (up from 53).

During the last two weeks, the incidence has increased by 31.1% among 20-29 year olds, but by 22.4% there has been an increase among 10-19 year olds. Also in the age group 30-49 an increase of 17.7%. The largest number of newly discovered cases of Covid-19 was in Riga, Pieriga and Kurzeme, the SPKC informed.

The reproductive rate (R) of Covid-19 infection has increased to 1.2 (a week earlier – 1.14), which reaches the beginning of May, indicating that the prevalence of Covid-19 in Latvia is increasing, moreover, the growth rate is also increasing, according to SPKC.

The average 14-day cumulative morbidity rate per 100,000 inhabitants of European countries has increased to 200.4 (previously – 151.0), while the indicator of Latvia has increased to 30.5 (previously 27.7).

The proportion of Covid-19 cases imported to Latvia in the previous week decreased to 15.1% (previously 27%), and last week they were a total of 63 cases (87 a week earlier).

During the week from 25 to 30, the most common cases in Latvia came from Russia – 63 cases, Turkey – 45, Great Britain – 36, Spain – 33, Netherlands – 15, France – 14, Georgia – 14, Finland – 14, Uzbekistan – nine , Bulgaria and Germany – seven.

The SPCC calls on the public to be vaccinated against Covid-19, as vaccination is the safest and most effective way to protect themselves from severe forms of the disease and to work together to reduce the spread of Covid-19 infection in society.

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