New cases of infection with the Coronavirus continue to increase in Romania, as expected, but we are talking about lower numbers than in previous weeks, and this is because there are even fewer tests than then, so it was logical that there should be even fewer confirmations.
A new record of patients admitted to intensive care was recorded yesterday, while the number of deaths is still very high, the situation being extremely serious, unfortunately, and things continue to get worse.
The preventive measures taken until now will not be strengthened, but their relaxation is not foreseen either, so it remains to be seen what the authorities will decide to do now that the vaccination campaign is ready to start in Romania.
"Until today, December 18, on the territory of Romania, 582.786 cases of people infected with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed.
484.948 patients were declared cured.
Following the tests carried out at the national level, compared to the last report, 5.340 new cases of people infected with SARS - CoV - 2 (COVID - 19) were registered, these being cases that have not previously had a positive test. The distribution of total cases and new cases by county can be found in the table below.
| No. crt. | County | Number of confirmed cases (total) | Number of newly confirmed cases | Incidence recorded at 14 days |
| 1. | Alba | 11574 | 59 | 2,89 |
| 2. | Arad | 13302 | 83 | 3,12 |
| 3. | Arges | 17304 | 129 | 3,27 |
| 4. | Bacau | 15309 | 113 | 2,2 |
| 5. | Bihor | 16580 | 135 | 2,96 |
| 6. | Bistrita-Nasaud | 6823 | 46 | 2,28 |
| 7. | Botosani | 7473 | 82 | 1,91 |
| 8. | Braşov | 23384 | 314 | 4,99 |
| 9. | Braila | 7364 | 107 | 3,25 |
| 10. | Buzau | 7764 | 62 | 1,91 |
| 11. | Caras-Severin | 5811 | 68 | 2,28 |
| 12. | Calarasi | 5744 | 71 | 2,86 |
| 13. | Cluj | 26723 | 250 | 4,52 |
| 14. | Constanta | 23917 | 332 | 6,00 |
| 15. | Covasna | 4801 | 42 | 1,5 |
| 16. | Dambovita | 13694 | 94 | 2,6 |
| 17. | Dolj | 14207 | 76 | 1,9 |
| 18. | Galaţi | 13928 | 257 | 2,9 |
| 19. | Giurgiu | 5611 | 59 | 2,47 |
| 20. | Gorj | 4847 | 19 | 0,81 |
| 21. | Harghita | 5147 | 8 | 0,78 |
| 22. | Hunedoara | 10808 | 146 | 2,51 |
| 23. | Ialomiţa | 6080 | 83 | 3,09 |
| 24. | Iaşi | 24895 | 284 | 2,01 |
| 25. | Ilfov | 21134 | 303 | 7,15 |
| 26. | Maramures | 9854 | 80 | 1,82 |
| 27. | Mehedinti | 4649 | 40 | 1,73 |
| 28. | Mureş | 14210 | 101 | 2,44 |
| 29. | German | 10438 | 55 | 1,36 |
| 30. | Olt | 8731 | 63 | 1,09 |
| 31. | Prahova | 22596 | 153 | 2,71 |
| 32. | Satu Mare | 6612 | 36 | 2,23 |
| 33. | Salaj | 5971 | 25 | 1,36 |
| 34. | Sibiu | 16180 | 93 | 2,96 |
| 35. | Suceava | 14731 | 121 | 1,49 |
| 36. | Teleorman | 6829 | 88 | 2,33 |
| 37. | Timis | 23296 | 249 | 4,11 |
| 38. | Tulcea | 4855 | 46 | 2,89 |
| 39. | Vaslui | 9407 | 112 | 2,19 |
| 40. | dale | 9210 | 30 | 2,27 |
| 41. | Vrancea | 6644 | 89 | 1,05 |
| 42. | Municipality of Bucharest | 90486 | 1088 | 6,57 |
| 43. | New cases not allocated by county | 3863* | -351 | |
| TOTAL | 582.786 | 5.340 | ||
*Regarding the "new cases not allocated by county", we specify that their number is determined by the changes made to the electronic platform through which the test results for the new coronavirus are reported and centralized. Thus, according to the new methodology, the test centers directly enter the results of the tests carried out, following which the epidemiological investigation is carried out at the level of the Public Health Directorates and the positive cases are assigned to the county/locality to which the infected persons belong.
The coefficient of cumulative infections per 14 days, reported per 1.000 inhabitants, is calculated by the Directorates of Public Health, at the level of the Municipality of Bucharest and the counties. Below you have the graph made based on the reports received by the CNCCI from the Public Health Directorates:
Distinct from the newly confirmed cases, following retesting of patients who were already positive, 1.006 people were reconfirmed positive. The distribution of these cases by county can be found in the table below.
| No. Crt. | COUNTY | Positive samples on retest |
| 1 | ALBA | 12 |
| 2 | I PLOW | 26 |
| 3 | Arges | 27 |
| 4 | BAKU | 20 |
| 5 | BIHOR | 21 |
| 6 | BISTRIŢA | 10 |
| 7 | BOTOSANS | 14 |
| 8 | Braila | 6 |
| 9 | BRASOV | 27 |
| 10 | Buzau | 13 |
| 11 | Calarasi | 8 |
| 12 | Caras-Severin | 14 |
| 13 | CLJ extension | 40 |
| 14 | CONSTANT | 31 |
| 15 | COVASNA | 5 |
| 16 | Dambovita | 28 |
| 17 | DOLJ | 21 |
| 18 | Galata | 28 |
| 19 | GIURGE | 23 |
| 20 | GORGE | 15 |
| 21 | THE HELL | 5 |
| 22 | HUNEDOARA | 32 |
| 23 | Ialomita | 4 |
| 24 | IASI | 39 |
| 25 | ILFOV | 65 |
| 26 | Maramures | 11 |
| 27 | Mehedinti | 11 |
| 28 | THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUCHAREST | 214 |
| 29 | Mures | 14 |
| 30 | GERMAN | 15 |
| 31 | OLT | 20 |
| 32 | PRAHOVA | 40 |
| 33 | SALAJ | 2 |
| 34 | BIG VILLAGE | 12 |
| 35 | SIBIU | 18 |
| 36 | SUCEAVA | 23 |
| 37 | TELECOMMAND | 42 |
| 38 | Timis | 34 |
| 39 | TULCEA | 9 |
| 40 | dale | 6 |
| 41 | row | 30 |
| 42 | VRANCES | 10 |
| TOTAL | 1006 |
Until today, 14.157 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died.
Between 17.12.2020 (10:00) and 18.12.2020 (10:00) 188 deaths (121 men and 67 women) of patients infected with the new coronavirus, hospitalized in hospitals in Alba, Arad, Argeș, Bacau, Bihor, Botoșani, Brăila, Brașov, Calarasi, Caraș-Severin, Constanta, Covasna, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomița, Iasi, Maramureș, Mehedinți, Mureș, Neamț, Olt, Prahova, Satu Mare , Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timiș, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vrancea, Ilfov and the City of Bucharest.
Of these, 1 death was registered in the age category 30-39 years, 5 deaths in the age category 40-49 years, 16 deaths in the age category 50-59 years, 36 deaths in the age category 60-69 years, 76 deaths in the age category 70-79 years and 54 deaths in the category over 80 years.
176 of the recorded deaths are of patients who had comorbidities, for 6 deceased patients no comorbidities were recorded, and for 6 deceased patients no comorbidities were reported to date.
In the health units, the total number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is 11.710. Of these, 1.270 are hospitalized at ATI.
Up to this date, at the national level, 4.561.726 tests have been processed. Of these, 27.482 were performed in the last 24 hours, 18.226 based on case definition and medical protocol, and 9.256 on request.
Also, since the last information provided by GCS, the results of 47 tests processed prior to the last 24 hours and transmitted until December 18 have been reported.
On the territory of Romania, 42.061 people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus are in isolation at home, and 11.172 people are in institutional isolation. Also, 65.264 people are in home quarantine, and 124 people are in institutionalized quarantine.
In the last 24 hours, 3.589 calls were registered to the single emergency number 112 and 1.217 to the TELVERDE line (0800 800 358), opened specifically for informing citizens.
As a result of the violation of the provisions of Law no. 55/2020 regarding some measures to prevent and combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the police and gendarmes applied, on December 17 this year, 5.966 contravention sanctions, in the amount of 1.029.859 lei.
Also, through the competent structures of the Police, yesterday, 2 crimes were detected for thwarting the fight against diseases, an act provided for and punished by art. 352 Criminal Code.
We remind citizens that the Ministry of Internal Affairs operationalized, starting on 04.07.2020, a TELVERDE line (0800800165) where violations of health protection rules can be reported.
The calls are taken by a dispatcher, in an integrated system, and distributed to the territorial structures for verification of the reported aspects.
Regarding the situation of Romanian citizens in other countries, 7.036 Romanian citizens have been confirmed to be infected with SARS – CoV – 2 (coronavirus): 1.938 in Italy, 1.283 in Spain, 167 in Great Britain, 125 in France, 3.085 in Germany, 93 in Greece, 49 in Denmark, 36 in Hungary, 28 in the Netherlands, 2 in Namibia, 4 in the USA, 4 in Sweden, 123 in Austria, 22 in Belgium, 6 in Japan, 2 in Indonesia, 11 in Switzerland , 3 in Turkey, 2 in Iceland, 2 in Belarus, 2 in Bulgaria, 10 in Cyprus, 2 in India, 2 in Ukraine, 8 in the United Arab Emirates, 12 in the Republic of Moldova, 2 in Montenegro and one each in Argentina, Tunisia , Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Republic of Congo, Qatar, Vatican City, Portugal, Egypt and the Russian Federation. From the beginning of the epidemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) until this moment, 128 Romanian citizens abroad, 33 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 US, one in Brazil, one in the Republic of Congo and one in Greece, have died."
