COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Latvia on 2 March 2020.^[2][3]

COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia
Map of cases of COVID-19 in Latvia by municipality.[1]
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Latvia
First outbreak	Italy and Germany
Index case	Riga
Arrival date	2 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Confirmed cases	951
Active cases	305
Severe cases	29
Hospitalized cases	31
Critical cases	2
Recovered	627
Deaths	19
Territories	All (Kurzeme, Zemgale, Vidzeme, Latgale)
Government website
https://covid19.gov.lv

On 13 March, the government closed all educational buildings and banned mass gatherings until 14 April, which was later extended to 12 May. Many concerts and events were cancelled and moved to other dates.

As of 20 March at least 1,600 culture and entertainment events had been disrupted.^[4]

References

1. "COVID-19 infekcijas uzliesmojums (Latvian)". Archived from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
2. "First case of COVID-19 coronavirus confirmed in Latvia". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
3. "Coronavirus makes its way to Latvia". Baltic News Network. LETA. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
4. "Covid-19 crisis has disrupted at least 1 600 culture and entertainment events in Latvia". Baltic News Network. LETA. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.