The coronavirus continues to be present in Romania and in our lives, even if the Omicron variant does not yet make its presence felt, our country still registers enough daily new cases of infection, and from what is seen in South Africa, it is possible that this new strain to generate a wave 5 stronger than wave 4.
In hospitals, the situation is slowly calming down, less so in the ATI wards, where people continue to arrive who were previously infected and now need specialist help, the problems being serious, and that's why we see over 100 deaths every day reported by the authorities in our country, which is a very serious problem.
The vaccination campaign is also going through a not so good period, and this is because the number of daily immunizations remains very low for this period, and it is expected that the situation will not change too soon, so that wave 5 could be a very strong one, when it starts in our country.
"Until today, December 4, 1.785.120 cases of infection with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) were registered on the territory of Romania, of which 10.447 are of re-infected patients, tested positive more than 180 days after the first infection.
1.699.083 patients were declared cured.
In the last 24 hours, 1.490 new cases of people infected with SARS - CoV - 2 (COVID - 19) were registered, of which 31 are of reinfected patients, tested positive more than 180 days after the first infection .
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 | 33754 | 35 | 1,67 |
| 2. | Arad | 41476 | 80 | 2,61 |
| 3. | Arges | 45927 | 50 | 1,27 |
| 4. | Bacau | 40983 | 21 | 0,75 |
| 5. | Bihor | 50018 | 82 | 2,11 |
| 6. | Bistrita-Nasaud | 19302 | 13 | 0,69 |
| 7. | Botosani | 22562 | 19 | 0,80 |
| 8. | Braşov | 66135 | 90 | 1,88 |
| 9. | Braila | 22574 | 26 | 0,91 |
| 10. | Buzau | 24025 | 23 | 0,94 |
| 11. | Caras-Severin | 18838 | 32 | 1,49 |
| 12. | Calarasi | 17684 | 6 | 0,87 |
| 13. | Cluj | 87652 | 79 | 2,16 |
| 14. | Constanta | 68665 | 30 | 1,36 |
| 15. | Covasna | 12966 | 25 | 1,41 |
| 16. | Dambovita | 36257 | 34 | 1,18 |
| 17. | Dolj | 44915 | 27 | 0,74 |
| 18. | Galaţi | 43865 | 41 | 0,81 |
| 19. | Giurgiu | 19803 | 27 | 0,94 |
| 20. | Gorj | 15165 | 6 | 0,55 |
| 21. | Harghita | 13929 | 12 | 0,76 |
| 22. | Hunedoara | 35662 | 2 | 1,65 |
| 23. | Ialomiţa | 19379 | 11 | 0,97 |
| 24. | Iaşi | 71274 | 55 | 0,86 |
| 25. | Ilfov | 75172 | 30 | 1,68 |
| 26. | Maramures | 31036 | 28 | 1,00 |
| 27. | Mehedinti | 15735 | 20 | 0,79 |
| 28. | Mureş | 39502 | 47 | 1,70 |
| 29. | German | 30947 | 26 | 0,72 |
| 30. | Olt | 25951 | 23 | 0,83 |
| 31. | Prahova | 62917 | 49 | 1,00 |
| 32. | Satu Mare | 20596 | 17 | 0,80 |
| 33. | Salaj | 17705 | 12 | 1,01 |
| 34. | Sibiu | 42658 | 19 | 2,03 |
| 35. | Suceava | 37780 | 14 | 0,46 |
| 36. | Teleorman | 24869 | 18 | 1,05 |
| 37. | Timis | 86818 | 77 | 1,99 |
| 38. | Tulcea | 13743 | 6 | 0,73 |
| 39. | Vaslui | 26689 | 15 | 0,49 |
| 40. | dale | 26493 | 19 | 0,75 |
| 41. | Vrancea | 17724 | 10 | 0,57 |
| 42. | Municipality of Bucharest | 302940 | 208 | 1,47 |
| 43. | From abroad** | 1966 | 4 | |
| 44. | New cases not allocated by county | 11069* |
22 | |
| TOTAL | 1.785.120 | 1.490 | ||
*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.
**As for cases from abroad, these are cases of citizens who came to Romania having been infected in other countries. These cases were included in the total of new cases not allocated by county.
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, 333 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 | 10 |
| 4 | BAKU | 8 |
| 5 | BIHOR | 5 |
| 6 | BISTRIŢA | 3 |
| 7 | BOTOSANS | 3 |
| 8 | Braila | 3 |
| 9 | BRASOV | 7 |
| 10 | Buzau | 15 |
| 11 | Calarasi | 2 |
| 12 | Caras-Severin | 5 |
| 13 | CLJ extension | 13 |
| 14 | CONSTANT | 13 |
| 15 | COVASNA | 7 |
| 16 | Dambovita | 5 |
| 17 | DOLJ | 3 |
| 18 | Galata | 6 |
| 19 | GIURGE | 2 |
| 20 | GORGE | 6 |
| 21 | THE HELL | 3 |
| 22 | HUNEDOARA | 23 |
| 23 | Ialomita | 4 |
| 24 | IASI | 5 |
| 25 | ILFOV | 8 |
| 26 | Maramures | 2 |
| 27 | Mehedinti | 1 |
| 28 | THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUCHAREST | 33 |
| 29 | Mures | 12 |
| 30 | GERMAN | 9 |
| 31 | OLT | 8 |
| 32 | PRAHOVA | 15 |
| 33 | SALAJ | 11 |
| 34 | BIG VILLAGE | 2 |
| 35 | SIBIU | 2 |
| 36 | SUCEAVA | 5 |
| 37 | TELECOMMAND | 10 |
| 38 | Timis | 17 |
| 39 | TULCEA | 1 |
| 40 | dale | 2 |
| 41 | row | 3 |
| 42 | VRANCES | 3 |
| Total | 333 |
Until today, 57.021 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died.
In the interval 03.12.2021 (10:00) – 04.12.2021 (10:00) 131 deaths (76 men and 55 women), of which 20 before the reference interval, of patients infected with the new coronavirus, admitted to hospitals in Argeș, Arad, Bacău, Bihor, Brăila, Brașov, Buzău, Cluj, Constanța, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Galați, Giurgiu, Gorj, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomița, Ilfov, Maramureș, Mehedinți, Mureș, Neamț, Olt, Prahova, Sălaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timiș, Vrancea and the City of Bucharest.
Among the 131 deaths, 1 was registered in the age category 20-29 years, 3 in the age category 30-39 years, 1 in the age category 40-49 years, 12 in the age category 50-59 years, 31 in the age category 60-69 years, 42 in the age category 70-79 years and 41 in the age category over 80 years.
123 of the recorded deaths are of patients who had comorbidities, 6 deceased patients had no comorbidities, and for 2 deceased patients no comorbidities have been reported to date.
20 deaths were reported prior to the reference interval, occurring in the counties of Arad, Bacău, Galați, Hunedoara, Ilfov, Ialomița, Mureș, Neamț and the Municipality of Bucharest, in October 2021 and in November 2021. In the reference interval there were reported 111 deaths.
Of the total of 131 deceased patients, 117 were unvaccinated and 14 vaccinated. The 14 deceased vaccinated patients were between the age groups of 60-69 years and over 80 years. All vaccinated patients who died had comorbidities.
In specialized health facilities, the total number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is 5.804. Of these, 948 are hospitalized at ATI. Of the 948 patients admitted to ATI, 80 have a certificate attesting to vaccination.
Out of the total of hospitalized patients, 106 are minors, 100 being hospitalized in wards and 6 in ATI.
Until this date, at the national level, 10.765.563 RT-PCR tests and 5.381.534 rapid antigen tests have been processed. In the last 24 hours, 13.514 RT-PCR tests (6.812 based on case definition and medical protocol and 6.702 on request) and 25.009 rapid antigen tests were performed.
On the territory of Romania, 27.218 people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus are in isolation at home, and 6.028 people are in institutional isolation. Also, 49.559 people are in home quarantine, and 54 people are in institutionalized quarantine.
In the last 24 hours, 1.629 calls were registered to the single emergency number 112 and 538 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 3, 1.842 contraventional sanctions, in the amount of 341.050 lei.
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 to verify the reported aspects."
