RIGA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — The Latvian Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) on Thursday advised people at high risk of severe illness from Covid-19 to get vaccinated, as the country faces a new rise in infections.
According to the CDC, the share of positive Covid-19 tests increased from 8 percent in the first week of August to 17.3 percent by the last week of the month. Hospitalizations have also climbed, with admissions rising from eight patients in early August to 48 by the end of the month.
Wastewater monitoring results confirmed the growing spread of the virus, showing higher infection levels at the close of summer. Officials noted that a similar uptick was observed last year at the end of summer and the start of autumn.
Latvia has received updated Comirnaty LP.8.1 vaccines, adjusted to the season’s dominant coronavirus strains, the CDC said. ■