​For the last day, 3,963 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in Romania, which is 1,696 less than the previous day. The highest number of new cases – 642 – is in Bucharest, but the incidence rate in the capital is constantly decreasing, reaching 4.84 per thousand.

801 new cases in 24 hours refer to re-infected patients who tested positive more than 90 days after the first infection.

In contrast to new confirmed cases, after retesting patients who had already tested positive, 235 people tested positive again.

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is decreasing

In specialized medical institutions, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is 3,151, which is 158 less than the previous day. Also, 248 people were hospitalized in the hospital, which is 1 less than the previous day. Of the 248 patients admitted to the HTI, 205 are unvaccinated.

Out of the total number of hospitalized patients, 370 are minors, 367 in the department, which is 16 less than the previous day, and 3 are in the ICU, 1 less than the previous day.

29 deaths in the last day

From the beginning of the pandemic to today, 66,576 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 have died.

Between 23/08/2022 (10:00) and 24/08/2022 (10:00) INSP reported 29 deaths (23 males and 6 females), with no deaths reported prior to the reference period.

Among the 29 fatal cases, 1 was registered in the age category of 30-39 years, 5 in the age category of 50-59 years, 3 in the age category of 60-69 years, 11 in the age category of 70-79 years, and 9 in the age category over 80 years.

All the deceased had concomitant diseases, 27 of them were unvaccinated.

How many Romanians were checked?

Over the last day, 4,295 RT-PCR tests were conducted (2,666 based on case definition and medical protocol and 1,629 on request) and 17,272 express antigen tests.

From the beginning of the pandemic to this date, 13,404,101 RT-PCR tests and 11,145,457 rapid antigen tests have been processed at the national level.

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