In the last 24 hours, 16.760 new cases of people infected with SARS – CoV – 2 (COVID – 19) were registered, 8.642 more than the previous day. 1.697 of the new 24-hour cases were from re-infected patients, who were tested positive for more than 180 days after the first infection.
The evolution of the new positive cases from the last 7 days can be found in the chart below.
The distribution by counties of the total and new cases can be found in the table below.
| No crt | County | Number of confirmed (total) | Number of newly confirmed cases | Incidența înregistrată la 14 zile |
| 1. | Alba | 35.781 | 138 | 3,33 |
| 2. | Arad | 45.172 | 297 | 3,50 |
| 3. | Argeș | 48.231 | 131 | 2,27 |
| 4. | Bacău | 44.983 | 446 | 3,61 |
| 5. | Bihor | 55.913 | 834 | 5,42 |
| 6. | Bistrița-Năsăud | 21.485 | 172 | 4,71 |
| 7. | Botoșani | 24.911 | 339 | 3,06 |
| 8. | Brașov | 72.482 | 562 | 6,03 |
| 9. | Brăila | 23.716 | 73 | 1,32 |
| 10. | Buzău | 25.595 | 181 | 1,74 |
| 11. | Caraș-Severin | 20.167 | 90 | 2,02 |
| 12. | Călărași | 18.263 | 64 | 1,13 |
| 13. | Cluj | 97.791 | 501 | 9,17 |
| 14. | Constanța | 74.245 | 461 | 4,61 |
| 15. | Covasna | 13.753 | 43 | 1,61 |
| 16. | Dâmbovița | 38.209 | 210 | 2,15 |
| 17. | Dolj | 46.858 | 257 | 1,54 |
| 18. | Galați | 46.172 | 217 | 2,19 |
| 19. | Giurgiu | 20.536 | 60 | 1,45 |
| 20. | Gorj | 15.794 | 87 | 0,98 |
| 21. | Harghita | 15.720 | 237 | 3,46 |
| 22. | Hunedoara | 38.464 | 231 | 3,81 |
| 23. | Ialomița | 20.217 | 101 | 1,63 |
| 24. | Iași | 76.195 | 463 | 2,88 |
| 25. | Ilfov | 81.191 | 519 | 6,23 |
| 26. | Maramureș | 35.114 | 355 | 4,94 |
| 27. | Mehedinți | 16.138 | 34 | 0,80 |
| 28. | Mureș | 42.276 | 353 | 2,39 |
| 29. | Neamț | 34.038 | 391 | 3,28 |
| 30. | Olt | 26.793 | 45 | 0,89 |
| 31. | Prahova | 66.222 | 258 | 2,35 |
| 32. | Satu Mare | 23.252 | 123 | 4,91 |
| 33. | Sălaj | 19.105 | 153 | 3,65 |
| 34. | Sibiu | 46.267 | 365 | 4,71 |
| 35. | Suceava | 44.887 | 604 | 6,72 |
| 36. | Teleorman | 25.624 | 88 | 1,11 |
| 37. | Timiș | 95.781 | 938 | 7,13 |
| 38. | Tulcea | 14.643 | 99 | 2,30 |
| 39. | Vaslui | 27.893 | 146 | 1,32 |
| 40. | Vâlcea | 27.802 | 101 | 2,02 |
| 41. | Vrancea | 18.842 | 114 | 1,85 |
| 42. | Bucharest | 327.948 | 2632 | 6,15 |
| 43. | Abroad** | 3.630 | 36 | |
| 44. | New cases not allocated by counties |
10.207* |
3211 | |
| TOTAL | 1.928.306 | 16.760 | ||
*Regarding the “new cases not allocated by counties”, we specify that their number is determined by the changes brought to the electronic platform through which the test results for the new coronavirus are reported and centralized. Thus, according to the new methodology, the testing centers directly introduce the results of the tests performed, following that the epidemiological investigation will be performed at the level of the Public Health Directorates and the positive cases will be assigned to the county / locality to which the infected persons belong.
**Regarding the cases from abroad, these are cases of some citizens who came to Romania being infected in other countries. These cases were included in the total number of new cases not allocated by counties.
The coefficient of infections accumulated over 14 days, reported per 1,000 inhabitants is calculated by the Public Health Directorates, at the level of Bucharest Municipality and counties. Below you have the chart based on the reports received by CNCCI from the Public Health Directorates:
Until today, a total of 1.928.306 cases of infection with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered in Romania on January 18th, of which 22.316 are from re-infected patients, tested positive for more than 180 days days after the first infection.
1.784.107 patients were declared cured.
Apart from the newly confirmed cases, following the retesting of patients who were already positive, 764 people were reconfirmed positively. The distribution by county of these cases can be found in the table below.
| No. Crt. |
County |
Positive samples at retesting |
| 1 | ALBA | 8 |
| 2 | ARAD | 28 |
| 3 | ARGEŞ | 7 |
| 4 | BACĂU | 15 |
| 5 | BIHOR | 10 |
| 6 | BISTRIŢA-NĂSĂUD | 7 |
| 7 | BOTOŞANI | 6 |
| 8 | BRĂILA | 5 |
| 9 | BRAŞOV | 14 |
| 10 | BUZĂU | 14 |
| 11 | CĂLĂRAŞI | 2 |
| 12 | CARAŞ-SEVERIN | 5 |
| 13 | CLUJ | 38 |
| 14 | CONSTANŢA | 43 |
| 15 | COVASNA | 10 |
| 16 | DÂMBOVIŢA | 5 |
| 17 | DOLJ | 16 |
| 18 | GALAŢI | 16 |
| 19 | GIURGIU | 14 |
| 20 | GORJ | 5 |
| 21 | HARGHITA | 10 |
| 22 | HUNEDOARA | 18 |
| 23 | IALOMIŢA | 4 |
| 24 | IAŞI | 53 |
| 25 | ILFOV | 32 |
| 26 | MARAMUREŞ | 12 |
| 27 | MEHEDINŢI | 1 |
| 28 | BUCHAREST | 166 |
| 29 | MUREŞ | 13 |
| 30 | NEAMŢ | 19 |
| 31 | OLT | 5 |
| 32 | PRAHOVA | 18 |
| 33 | SĂLAJ | 4 |
| 34 | SATU MARE | 13 |
| 35 | SIBIU | 10 |
| 36 | SUCEAVA | 39 |
| 37 | TELEORMAN | 14 |
| 38 | TIMIŞ | 46 |
| 39 | TULCEA | 7 |
| 40 | VÂLCEA | 8 |
| 41 | VASLUI | 2 |
| 42 | VRANCEA | 2 |
| Total | 764 |
Until today, 59.327 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died.
Between 17.01.2022 (10:00) – 18.01.2022 (10:00) were reported by the INSP 70 deaths (29 men and 41 women), of which 5 prior to the reference interval, of some patients infected with the new coronavirus, hospitalized in hospitals in Alba, Arad, Argeș, Bacău, Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Brăila, Buzău, Constanța, Covasna, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Galați, Hunedoara, Ialomița, Ilfov, Mureș, Neamț, Olt, Prahova, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vrancea and Bucharest.
Of the 70 deaths, one was recorded in the 30-39 age group, one in the 40-49 age group, 11 were recorded in the 50-59 age group, 10 in the 60-69 age group, 26 in the 70-79 age group, and 21 in the age group over 80 years.
67 of the registered deaths were of some patients who presented with comorbidities, 1 patient did not present with comorbidities, and for 2 patients no comorbidities have been reported so far.
Out of a total of 70 patients who died, 60 were unvaccinated and 10 were vaccinated. The vaccinated patients were aged between 40-49 and 70-79 years and presented comorbidities.
There were reported 5 deaths before the reference interval, which occurred in the counties of Bacău, Călărași and Gorj, in December 2021.
In the specialized health units, the number of people hospitalized in wards with COVID-19 is 4.218, 191 more than the previous day. Also, 487 people are hospitalized at ATI, 2 more than the day before. Of the 487 patients admitted to ATI, 54 have a certificate attesting to vaccination.
Out of the total number of hospitalized patients, 348 are minors, 337 being hospitalized in wards, 20 more than the previous day and 11 in ATI, 10 less than the day before.
Until today, 11.419.097 RT-PCR tests and 6.671.266 rapid antigen tests have been processed nationwide. In the last 24 hours, 28.750 RT-PCR tests were performed (16.437 based on case definition and medical protocol and 12.313 on request) and 59.269 rapid antigen tests.
In today’s report from alerte.ms.ro, for the RT PCR tests there are 3 laboratories that made the first report, so there is a surplus of 27,771 tests out of the total RT PCR tests performed so far. I mention that these three laboratories sent explanatory emails to INSP in which they confirmed the data reported in alerte.ms.ro. The laboratories sent explanatory e-mails to INSP, in which they confirmed the data reported through the computer application.
This correction does not affect the number of positive people, because each positive test is reported in coronaforms at the time of processing.
The number of positive people today is only the result of tests performed in the last 24 hours.
In Romania, 64.071 people confirmed with the new coronavirus infection are in isolation at home, and 4.513 people are in institutional isolation. Also, 66.905 people are in quarantine at home, and in institutionalized quarantine there are 30 people.
In the last 24 hours, 6,894 calls were registered to the unique emergency number 112 and 625 on the TELVERDE line (0800 800 358), open especially for informing citizens.
As a result of the violation of the provisions of Law no. 55/2020 on some measures to prevent and combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, on January 17th, the police and gendarmes applied 1.378 sanctions, amounting to 322.449 lei.
Also, through the competent structures of the Police, one criminal file was drawn up yesterday for the failure to fight diseases, a deed provided and punished by art. 352 Penal Code.
We remind the citizens that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has operationalized, starting with 04.07.2020, a TELVERDE line (0800800165) for which violations of the sanitary protection norms can be notified.
The calls are taken over by a dispatcher, in an integrated system, and distributed to the territorial structures for the verification of the notified issues.
Regarding the situation of Romanian citizens in other states, 23,844 Romanian citizens were confirmed as infected with SARS – CoV – 2 (coronavirus): 2,557 in Italy, 16,951 in Spain, 206 in Great Britain, 134 in France, 3,125 in Germany, 97 in Greece, 49 in Denmark, 37 in Hungary, 28 in the Netherlands, 2 in the Namibia, 12 in the USA, 9 in Sweden, 146 in Austria, 22 in Belgium, 6 in Japan, 2 in Indonesia, 75 in Switzerland , 5 in Turkey, 2 in Iceland, 2 in Belarus, 8 in Bulgaria, 45 in Cyprus, 8 in India, 5 in Ukraine, 9 in United Arab Emirates, 17 in Moldova, 3 in Montenegro, 218 in Ireland, 5 in Singapore, 5 in Tunisia, 14 in the Republic of Korea, 2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2 in Serbia, 8 in Croatia, 6 in Portugal, 6 in Poland and one each in Argentina, Luxembourg, Malta, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Republic of Congo, Qatar , Vatican, Egypt, Pakistan, Iran, Slovenia, Russian Federation, Finland, Kuwait and Nigeria. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) epidemic and until now, 201 Romanian citizens abroad, 40 in Italy, 19 in France, 43 in Great Britain, 60 in Spain, 14 in Germany, 2 in Belgium, 3 in Sweden, 5 in Ireland, 2 in Switzerland, 3 in Austria, one in the USA, one in Brazil, one in the Republic of Congo, one in Greece, one in Iran, one in Poland, one in Bulgaria, one in Nigeria, one in Turkey and one in Croatia have died.
From the Romanian citizens confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, 798 were declared cured: 677 in Germany, 90 in Greece, 18 in France, 6 in Japan, 2 in Indonesia, 2 in Namibia, one in Luxembourg, one in Tunisia and one in Argentine.
Note: these data are obtained by the Romanian diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad, either from the competent authorities in the states of residence, insofar as these data are subject to public communication, or directly from Romanian citizens abroad.
We remind citizens to consider only the information verified by official sources and to call for recommendations and other information on the line TELVERDE – 0800.800.358. The TELVERDE number is not an emergency number, it is a telephone line strictly assigned to inform citizens and is valid for national calls, from Monday to Friday, between 08.00 and 20.00. Also, Romanians abroad can request information on preventing and combating the virus at the line specially dedicated to them, +4021.320.20.20.
Below we present the situation regarding the infection with the SARS – CoV – 2 virus at European and global level:
Between 6 January 2022- 13 January 2022, 65.756.908 cases were reported in the EU / EEA. Most cases have been reported in France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
As of 15 December 2020, the CEPCB has stopped publishing data on the number of confirmed cases and the number of deceased citizens, both in the EU / EEA, the United Kingdom, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, Andorra and globally. These reports are updated weekly.
| COUNTRY | CONFIRMED CASES | DEAD |
| United Kingdom | 14.617.314 (+1.381.913) | 150.230 (+1379) |
| France | 12.934.980 (+2.345.477) | 126.305 (+1742) |
| Spain | 7.771.367 (+986.081) | 90.508 (+819) |
| Italy | 7.971.068 (+1.404.121) | 139.872 (+1827) |
| Germany | 7.743.228 (+445.908) | 115.051 (+2126) |
Source: European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CEPCB) (https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en)
| OVERALL SITUATION ON JANUARY 13th, 2022 | |
| CONFIRMED CASES | DEAD |
| 307.373.791 (+16.759.858) | 5.492.154 (+41.196) |
* Data on the number of people cured, reported daily by breakdown by state and globally, have ceased to be processed and communicated by the data aggregation center of this type, namely Johns Hopkins CSSE.
** Data in parentheses represent the number of new cases, between 6 January -13 January 2022.
*** CEPCB states that updates at national level are published on different time coordinates and subsequently processed, which may lead to discrepancies between daily data published by states and those published by CEPCB.
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