As many as 11,049 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 were recorded in the last 24 hours in Romania following over 73,300 tests nationwide, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Tuesday.
As of Tuesday, 1,210,810 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Romania. Of these, 1,104,496 were declared cured.
To date, 9,557,974 RT-PCR tests and 3,160,043 rapid antigen tests have been processed nationwide.
In the last 24 hours, 25,282 RT-PCR tests were performed (12,250 based on the case definition and medical protocol and 13,032 on request) and 48,100 rapid antigen tests.
Aside from the newly confirmed cases, following the retesting of patients who were already positive, 938 people were reconfirmed positive, Agerpres informs.