In the last day, 981 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded, almost half of the previous day, as well as six deaths. However, the number of hospitalized patients and those in intensive care units increased, according to information sent on Sunday by the Ministry of Health.

207 of the new cases in the last 24 hours are re-infected patients who tested positive more than 90 days after the first infection. In contrast to newly confirmed cases, after retesting patients who had already tested positive, 69 people tested positive again.

195 new cases were registered in Bucharest, 74 in Maramureș, 63 each in Brașov and Constanta, 56 in Timișoara, 53 in Satu Mare, 50 in Bacău, while the rest of the counties recorded less than 50 cases. of us

In specialized medical facilities, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is 2,246, which is 43 more than the previous day. Also, 178 people were hospitalized in ATZ, which is 2 more than the previous day. Of the 178 patients admitted to the HTP, 155 are unvaccinated.

Out of the total number of hospitalized, 286 are minors, 283 are hospitalized in the department, which is 8 more than the previous day, and 3 in the emergency department, 1 more than the previous day.

By Sunday, 66,772 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection had died.

In the last day, INSP reported 6 deaths (4 men and 2 women), there were no deaths before the control interval.

Out of 6 fatal cases, 3 were registered in the age category of 70-79 years and 3 in the age category over 80 years. All the deceased had concomitant diseases. Of the 6 who died, 3 were vaccinated

Over the last day, 1,715 RT-PCR tests were conducted (816 – according to the case definition and medical protocol and 899 – according to the request) and 5,583 express antigen tests. To date, 13,436,777 RT-PCR tests and 11,280,389 rapid antigen tests have been processed at the national level.