COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Latvia since the end of February 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which took place in December 2019 in China originated. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic .

course

• On February 27, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Latvia.
• On April 3, 2020, a person in Latvia died of the virus for the first time.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Latvia
according to WHO data

New infections in Latvia
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Latvia
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Latvia
according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).

Reactions and actions

From March 13 to April 14, 2020, the government closed all educational institutions and banned mass gatherings. Many concerts and events have been canceled and postponed to other dates. By March 20, 2020, at least 1,600 cultural and entertainment events had been canceled or postponed.

See also

• List of epidemics and pandemics
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

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3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed June 8, 2020 . 
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