Over 31,000 new coronavirus infections have been confirmed in Romania in the past 24 hours, as well as 97 related deaths, with a previous one.
“According to the data available on February 4, 2022, at 10.00, within 24 hours, 31,776 cases of people with SARS-COV-2 were registered. 97 deaths were also reported, including one prior to the baseline. More details will be available at 13.00hrs“, says the Strategic Communication Group.
1,036 patients infected with Covid are in intensive care, while the incidence at national level has increased up to 16.65 per thousand.
So far, 2,356,792 cases of COVID-19 infection have been registered in Romania, of which 66,053 are from re-infected patients, tested positive for more than 180 days after the first infection. 1,972,402 patients were declared cured.
The death toll surged to 60,450, with 97 victims reported today: 63 men and 34 women from Alba, Arad, Bacău, Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Brăila, Brașov, Călărași, Caraș-Severin, Cluj, Constanța, Covasna, Galați, Giurgiu, Gorj, Harghita, Ialomița, Iași, Ilfov, Maramureș, Mehedinți, Mureș, Olt, Prahova, Satu Mare, Sălaj, Suceava, Teleorman,Timiș, Vrancea and Bucharest.
One of the recently reported victim died in Giurgiu in January.
Infection rate
The infection rate in Bucharest increased by almost two points on Friday compared to the previous day and is approaching 26.5 per thousand inhabitants. Around the Capital, the highest incidence of COVID cases – 38.7 – continues to be in Otopeni, while in Corbeanca the incidence reached 34.72.
On Friday, the infection rate in Bucharest reached 26.42, compared to 24.48 the day before. The new incidence of COVID-19 in Bucharest – 26.42 – is the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic and so far.
Of the 97 deaths, 4 were recorded in the 40-49 age group, 4 in the 50-59 age group, 24 in the 60-69 age group, 26 in the 70-79 age group and 39 in the age group over 80 years. 95 of the recorded deaths were of patients who had comorbidities, and for 2 patients who died no comorbidities have been reported so far. Out of a total of 97 patients who died, 78 were unvaccinated and 19 were vaccinated. Vaccinated patients ranged in age from 40-49 to over 80 years. All vaccinated patients who died had comorbidities.
In the health units, the number of people hospitalized in wards with COVID-19 is 10,927, 208 more than the previous day. Also, 1,036 people are hospitalized at ATI, 43 more than the previous day. Of the 1,036 patients admitted to ATI, 875 are unvaccinated. Out of the total number of hospitalized patients, 850 are minors, 826 being hospitalized in wards, 3 less than the previous day and 24 in ATI, 4 more than the day before.