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As many as 4,107 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 were recorded in the last 24 hours in Romania, by 114 more than on the previous day, on over 18,000 RT-PCR and rapid antigenic tests performed, the Health Ministry informed on Friday.
Most of the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Romania since the previous reporting were recorded in Bucharest City - 1,123, and in the counties of Ilfov - 258, Cluj - 255, Constanta - 248, Brasov - 190 and Timis - 167.
The 14-day COVID-19 notification rate, at national level, is 0.86 cases per thousand population. The highest incidence is in Bucharest - 3.68, followed by the counties of Ilfov - 2.42, Cluj - 1.92, Brasov - 1.9 and Sibiu - 1.85.
As of Friday, 2,958,051 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Romania.
- Hospitalisations -
As many as 1,693 people with COVID-19 are hospitalised at specialist care facilities across the country, by 146 more than the day before; 259 of this total are children (by 21 more than on the previous day).
Out of the total number of hospitalised patients, 101 are in ICUs, by 2 more compared to the previous day. Of the ICU patients, 73 are unvaccinated for COVID-19.
- Deaths -
According to the Ministry, there were three Covid deaths in the past 24 hours - three men, two aged over 70 and one over 80, unvaccinated and who suffered from underlying conditions.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 65,802 people diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 infection have died in Romania.
