More than 8,000 new cases of coronavirus. A quarter of the tests performed were positive



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In the last 24 hours, 8,262 new cases of COVID-19 were registered, of the 31,082 tests carried out. Another 186 Romanians died due to the coronavirus infection, while 1,174 COVID patients are hospitalized for intensive care.

To date, on November 17, in Romania, 373,474 cases of people infected with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed.

253,244 patients were declared cured.

After tests carried out at the national level, compared to the last report, 8,262 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) were registered, cases that had not previously had a positive test.

The coefficient of accumulated infections at 14 days, reported per 1,000 inhabitants, is calculated by the Public Health Directorates, at the municipal and county levels of Bucharest. Below is the table prepared based on the reports received by CNCCI from the Public Health Directorates:

Aside from the recently confirmed cases, after retesting the patients who were already positive, 497 people were positively reconfirmed.

To date, 9,261 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died.

Between 16.11.2020 (10:00) – 17.11.2020 (10:00) 186 deaths were reported (110 men and 76 women), of some patients infected by the new coronavirus, hospitalized in Alba, Arad, Argeș, Bacău, Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Botoșani, Brăila, Brașov, Călărași, Constanța, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Galați, Gorj, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomița, Iași, Maramureș, Mehedinibți, Suvacanii, Timlui Mureși, Suvacanii, Timlui Mureși, Suvacanii, Timșlui Mureși, Suvacanii, Timlui Mureărest, and Suvacanii.

Of these, 1 death was recorded in the age category 30 to 39 years, 5 deaths in the age category 40 to 49 years, 15 deaths in the age category 50 to 59 years, 45 deaths in the age category age 60 to 69 years, 69 deaths in the age group 70 to 79 years and 51 deaths in the category over 80 years.

182 of the registered deaths were of some patients who presented comorbidities and 4 deceased patients did not present comorbidities.

In health units, the total number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 is 13,292. Of these, 1,174 are hospitalized in ATI.

To date, 3,733,410 tests have been processed nationwide. Of these, 31,082 were carried out in the last 24 hours, 18,868 based on case definition and medical protocol and 12,214 on request.

In Romania, 46,884 people confirmed with the new coronavirus infection are isolated in their homes and 13,382 people are in institutional isolation. Furthermore, 80,262 people are in home quarantine and 16 people are in institutionalized quarantine.

In the last 24 hours, 6,412 calls were registered to the single emergency number 112 and 1,046 to the TELVERDE line (0800 800 358), opened especially to inform 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, the police and gendarmes applied, on November 16 of this year, 7,633 penalties for minor infractions, amounting to 1,308,631 lei.

Also, through the competent structures of the Police, yesterday 8 crimes were found to frustrate the fight against diseases, a fact foreseen and sanctioned by art. 352 Penal Code.

„We remind the public that the Ministry of the Interior has put into operation, as of 04/07/2020, a TELVERDE line (0800800165) where violations of health protection regulations can be notified. The calls are answered by a dispatcher, in an integrated system, and distributed to the territorial structures for the verification of the notified aspects ”, affirms the Strategic Communication Group.

The situation of Romanians abroad

Regarding the situation of Romanian citizens in other states, it was confirmed that 6,863 Romanian citizens were infected with SARS – CoV – 2 (coronavirus): 1,935 in Italy, 1,253 in Spain, 124 in France, 3,018 in Germany, 167 United Kingdom , 36 in Hungary, 28 in the Netherlands, 2 in Namibia, 4 in the US, 123 in Austria, 22 in Belgium, 6 in Japan, 2 in Indonesia, 8 in Switzerland, 3 in Turkey, 2 in Iceland, 2 in Belarus, 93 in Greece, 9 in Cyprus, 2 in India, 2 in Ukraine, 8 in the United Arab Emirates and one in Argentina, Tunisia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Brazil, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Sweden, Republic of the Congo, Qatar, Vatican, Portugal and Egypt. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) epidemic and so far, 126 Romanian citizens abroad, 31 in Italy, 19 in France, 43 in Great Britain, 11 in Spain, 14 in Germany, 2 in Belgium, one in Sweden, one in Switzerland, one in the United States, one in Brazil, one in the Republic of the Congo and one in Greece, they have died.

Of the Romanian citizens confirmed with the new coronavirus infection, 797 were declared cured: 677 in Germany, 90 in Greece, 18 in France, 6 in Japan, 2 in Indonesia, 2 in Namibia, one in Luxembourg and one in Tunisia.

“These data are obtained by 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 in the Foreign.

We remind citizens to consider only the information verified by official sources and to call for recommendations and other information on the TELVERDE line – 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. In addition, Romanians abroad can request information on the prevention and fight against the virus on the line specially dedicated to them, +4021.320.20.20 ”, also shows GCS.

Publisher: GC

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