The Coronavirus pandemic seems to have reached a plateau in Romania, so the situation seems to be stable for the time being as the number of tests done starts to increase, and this is good news for the future of our country.
Although the numbers of deaths and people admitted to intensive care due to the Coronavirus continue to be very high, the authorities are not yet thinking of imposing new restrictions, on the contrary, they are starting to discuss the relaxation of some, such as the reopening of schools and restaurants.
The vaccination campaign continues at an increasingly alert pace, and the Ministry of Health wants to accelerate the plans to vaccinate people against the Coronavirus, so that the number of cases decreases radically, and people's lives return to normal.
"Until today, January 8, on the territory of Romania, 663.799 cases of people infected with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed.
595.007 patients were declared cured.
Following the tests carried out at the national level, compared to the last report, 4.841 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 | 12694 | 55 | 1,85 |
| 2. | Arad | 14510 | 78 | 1,37 |
| 3. | Arges | 19169 | 63 | 1,59 |
| 4. | Bacau | 16998 | 107 | 1,43 |
| 5. | Bihor | 18446 | 99 | 1,92 |
| 6. | Bistrita-Nasaud | 7651 | 36 | 1,49 |
| 7. | Botosani | 8656 | 76 | 1,54 |
| 8. | Braşov | 26239 | 146 | 2,59 |
| 9. | Braila | 8590 | 88 | 1,82 |
| 10. | Buzau | 8505 | 36 | 0,91 |
| 11. | Caras-Severin | 6767 | 60 | 1,9 |
| 12. | Calarasi | 6574 | 62 | 1,22 |
| 13. | Cluj | 31520 | 289 | 3,38 |
| 14. | Constanta | 27433 | 169 | 2,91 |
| 15. | Covasna | 5198 | 46 | 1,06 |
| 16. | Dambovita | 15367 | 78 | 1,83 |
| 17. | Dolj | 15865 | 134 | 1,38 |
| 18. | Galaţi | 16893 | 152 | 2,31 |
| 19. | Giurgiu | 6708 | 176 | 1,72 |
| 20. | Gorj | 5193 | 30 | 0,59 |
| 21. | Harghita | 5434 | 38 | 0,52 |
| 22. | Hunedoara | 12164 | 67 | 1,51 |
| 23. | Ialomiţa | 7098 | 59 | 1,82 |
| 24. | Iaşi | 28610 | 212 | 1,28 |
| 25. | Ilfov | 25605 | 290 | 4,14 |
| 26. | Maramures | 11278 | 131 | 1,81 |
| 27. | Mehedinti | 5175 | 25 | 1,13 |
| 28. | Mureş | 15526 | 82 | 1,32 |
| 29. | German | 11447 | 95 | 1,17 |
| 30. | Olt | 9788 | 47 | 0,79 |
| 31. | Prahova | 24590 | 104 | 1,29 |
| 32. | Satu Mare | 7300 | 54 | 1,23 |
| 33. | Salaj | 6421 | 50 | 1,37 |
| 34. | Sibiu | 17396 | 93 | 1,38 |
| 35. | Suceava | 16425 | 95 | 1,45 |
| 36. | Teleorman | 8092 | 43 | 1,7 |
| 37. | Timis | 27753 | 306 | 3,59 |
| 38. | Tulcea | 5617 | 37 | 1,51 |
| 39. | Vaslui | 10858 | 81 | 1,66 |
| 40. | dale | 10214 | 50 | 1,45 |
| 41. | Vrancea | 7269 | 31 | 0,63 |
| 42. | Municipality of Bucharest | 106567 | 865 | 3,69 |
| 43. | New cases not allocated by county | 4196* | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 663.799 | 4.841 | ||
*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, 758 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 | 8 |
| 2 | I PLOW | 11 |
| 3 | Arges | 13 |
| 4 | BAKU | 21 |
| 5 | BIHOR | 16 |
| 6 | BISTRIŢA | 1 |
| 7 | BOTOSANS | 11 |
| 8 | Braila | 31 |
| 9 | BRASOV | 17 |
| 10 | Buzau | 9 |
| 11 | Calarasi | 5 |
| 12 | Caras-Severin | 10 |
| 13 | CLJ extension | 33 |
| 14 | CONSTANT | 13 |
| 15 | COVASNA | |
| 16 | Dambovita | 37 |
| 17 | DOLJ | 3 |
| 18 | Galata | 36 |
| 19 | GIURGE | 9 |
| 20 | GORGE | 12 |
| 21 | THE HELL | 3 |
| 22 | HUNEDOARA | 19 |
| 23 | Ialomita | 9 |
| 24 | IASI | 52 |
| 25 | ILFOV | 24 |
| 26 | Maramures | 15 |
| 27 | Mehedinti | 3 |
| 28 | THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUCHAREST | 102 |
| 29 | Mures | 21 |
| 30 | GERMAN | 8 |
| 31 | OLT | 17 |
| 32 | PRAHOVA | 16 |
| 33 | SALAJ | 6 |
| 34 | BIG VILLAGE | 14 |
| 35 | SIBIU | 7 |
| 36 | SUCEAVA | 24 |
| 37 | TELECOMMAND | 10 |
| 38 | Timis | 40 |
| 39 | TULCEA | 9 |
| 40 | dale | 7 |
| 41 | row | 52 |
| 42 | VRANCES | 4 |
| TOTAL | 758 |
Until today, 16.506 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died.
Between 07.01.2021 (10:00) and 08.01.2021 (10:00) 96 deaths (60 men and 36 women) of patients infected with the new coronavirus, admitted to hospitals in Argeș, Bacău, Bistrita, were reported -Năsăud, Botoșani, Brăila, Calarasi, Cluj, Constanța, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Galați, Harghita, Ialomița, Iasi, Maramureș, Mehedinți, Mureș, Neamț, Olt, Prahova, Sălaj, Satu Mare, Suceava, Teleorman, Timiş, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vrancea, Ilfov and Bucharest.
Of these, 5 deaths were registered in the age category 40-49 years, 9 deaths in the age category 50-59 years, 22 deaths in the age category 60-69 years, 28 deaths in the age category 70-79 years and 32 deaths in the over 80 category.
89 of the recorded deaths are of patients who had comorbidities, 3 deceased patients had no comorbidities, and for 4 deceased patients no comorbidities have been reported to date.
In the health units, the total number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is 8.727. Of these, 1.100 are hospitalized at ATI.
Up to this date, at the national level, 4.973.508 tests have been processed. Of these, 31.592 were performed in the last 24 hours, 18.834 based on case definition and medical protocol, and 12.758 on request.
Also, since the last information provided by the GCS, the results of 7.797 tests processed prior to the last 24 hours and transmitted until January 8th have been reported
On the territory of Romania, 28.287 people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus are in isolation at home, and 8.585 people are in institutional isolation. Also, 43.171 people are in home quarantine, and 55 people are in institutionalized quarantine.
In the last 24 hours, 2.945 calls were registered to the single emergency number 112 and 750 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 January 7, 5.245 contraventional sanctions, in the amount of 1.205.480 lei.
Also, through the competent structures of the Police, 3 criminal files were drawn up yesterday 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, 7.144 Romanian citizens have been confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus): 1.939 in Italy, 1.349 in Spain, 173 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, 7 in Sweden, 131 in Austria, 22 in Belgium, 6 in Japan, 2 in Indonesia, 22 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, 3 in Montenegro, 10 in Ireland and one each in Argentina, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Malta, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Republic of Congo, Qatar, Vatican City, Portugal, Egypt, Pakistan, Iran, Singapore and the Russian Federation. From the beginning of the epidemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) until this moment, 132 Romanian citizens abroad, 33 in Italy, 19 in France, 43 in Great Britain, 11 in Spain, 14 in Germany, 2 in Belgium, 3 in Sweden, one in Switzerland, one in the US, one in Brazil, one in the Republic of Congo, one in Greece, one in Iran and one in Ireland have died."
