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On Friday, 6,651 tests were carried out, of which 6.1 percent. they were positive. The Center has previously explained that this figure is considered important in the European Union, since it exceeds 4%. limiting the spread of the disease is considered rapid and uncontrolled.
The most recent COVID-19 victim was a person in the 80 to 85 age group.
Since the beginning of the pandemic in Latvia, 96 people have died from the infection.
On the last day, 35 people infected with the coronavirus were hospitalized. There are currently 242 COVID-19 patients treated in hospitals in the country, 12 of whom are in serious condition.
By Saturday, 7,880 cases of coronavirus infection had been recorded in Latvia and 1,444 people had already recovered.
In Latvia, on Friday at a joint meeting of the government and the crisis management council a state of emergency was decided from November 9 to December 6 to curb the spread of the coronavirus infection in the country.
During public emergencies, all public events will be prohibited. This prohibition will not apply to outdoor gatherings, processions and pickets. A maximum of 10 people from a maximum of two households will be allowed to attend private events other than funerals.
In Poland, most cases have occurred since the beginning of the pandemic.
In Poland, 27,875 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the last day, most since the start of the pandemic, and 349 previously infected patients have died, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The day before, a record mortality of COVID-19 patients was confirmed in Poland, and the epidemic claimed 445 lives in one day.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per day in the country exceeds 27,000 for the third consecutive day.
The Polish Ministry of Health said on Twitter that among the latest victims of COVID-19, the death of 49 people was directly related to complications from the coronavirus infection, and another 300 patients also had comorbidities.
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 521,640 people have been tested for coronavirus infection in the country, of which 7,636 have died, authorities said.
Of the most recent infections, the largest number (4,290) was detected in the southern Silesian Voivodeship. In the Central Mazovian Voivodeship, which includes the capital Warsaw, 2,998 cases of infection have been confirmed. In the Western Voivodeship of Greater Poland, whose largest city is Poznan, 2,451 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed.
On Friday morning, 20,249 coronavirus-infected patients were treated in hospitals in the country, of which 1,813 required artificial lung ventilation.
To date, 200,510 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the country, the Health Ministry said.
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