In 24 hours to Wednesday, February 23, Latvia registered 11,320 new coronavirus infections, while Estonia registered 6,564 and Lithuania confirmed 8,977, which showed increase in all three Baltic states compared to the data of the day before.
A total of 11,320 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours to Tuesday morning. 15 people have died in the Baltic country, ten of them were unvaccinated or had not completed their vaccination course and five were vaccinated.
In Estonia, the latest public data showed that 6,564 new cases were found in Estonia over the last 24 hours. 629 Covid-19 patients are undergoing treatment in Estonian hospitals. 2,188 people have died from the virus in Estonia thus far.
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The latest data from Lithuania added 8,977 new cases of coronavirus infection. 1,865 Covid-19 patients are undergoing treatment in Lithuanian hospitals.
The number of deaths caused by the health complications of the coronavirus in Lithuania has reached 8,316 people.
Returning to Latvia, 23,639 Covid-19 tests were performed in the country in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Latvian Disease Prevention and Monitoring Centre (SPKC), which means the percentage of positive tests was 47,9%. A total of 5,145 Covid-19 patients have died in Latvia, while 459,926 people have recovered from the disease.
Virus cases in Baltics show increase in all three countries
