34.7% of past week's COVID-19 cases, in Bucharest and Bacau, Iasi, Timis and Galati counties

34.7% of past week's COVID-19 cases, in Bucharest and Bacau, Iasi, Timis and Galati counties

The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) informed that, in the week of August 28 - September 3, 34.7% of COVID-19 cases were registered in Bucharest and in the counties of Bacau, Iasi, Timis and Galati, told Agerpres.

During the reporting period, 4,772 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infected persons were registered and 12 deaths of COVID-19 patients were reported.

According to the weekly surveillance report, 58.7% of confirmed cases were in people who had not been vaccinated against COVID.

Of those vaccinated who became ill, 55.1% were either immediately after vaccination or more than six months after the last dose.

From the start of the pandemic to date, 86.6% of all deaths have been in people over 60, and 54.7% in men. Of those who died, 93.8% had at least one associated comorbidity.