The coronavirus remains on the attention of the authorities in Romania, including at this time of the year, and this is due to the fact that the winter holidays are approaching, this would bring a much higher level of interaction between people, which generates the risk that the number of new cases will increase in the next period.
The recent decreases in the figures regarding daily infections have brought greater relaxation in Romanian hospitals, which of course is good news, but unfortunately there are still many deaths, and this is because the level of occupation in intensive care is still high, unfortunately for us.
The vaccination campaign seems to have stalled, with decreasing numbers of daily immunizations, the authorities looking for methods to convince Romanians to immunize themselves, but unfortunately for the time being they are unable to get their message across to all those who should be immunized during this period.
"Until today, December 19, 1.798.205 cases of infection with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been registered on the territory of Romania, of which 10.729 are of re-infected patients, tested positive more than 180 days after the first infection.
1.724.809 patients were declared cured.
In the last 24 hours, 499 new cases of people infected with SARS - CoV - 2 (COVID - 19) were registered, of which 10 are re-infected 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 | 34.090 | 50 | 0,82 |
| 2. | Arad | 42.393 | 47 | 1,64 |
| 3. | Arges | 46.418 | 36 | 0,52 |
| 4. | Bacau | 41.246 | 8 | 0,33 |
| 5. | Bihor | 50.583 | 13 | 0,98 |
| 6. | Bistrita-Nasaud | 19.463 | 3 | 0,30 |
| 7. | Botosani | 22.786 | 87 | 0,31 |
| 8. | Braşov | 67.178 | 64 | 1,03 |
| 9. | Braila | 23.025 | 7 | 0,53 |
| 10. | Buzau | 24.294 | 20 | 0,54 |
| 11. | Caras-Severin | 19.188 | 13 | 0,94 |
| 12. | Calarasi | 17.766 | 0 | 0,24 |
| 13. | Cluj | 89.020 | 45 | 1,13 |
| 14. | Constanta | 69.169 | 21 | 0,65 |
| 15. | Covasna | 13.183 | 2 | 0,62 |
| 16. | Dambovita | 36.475 | 9 | 0,49 |
| 17. | Dolj | 45.315 | 15 | 0,39 |
| 18. | Galaţi | 44.196 | 7 | 0,38 |
| 19. | Giurgiu | 19.918 | 9 | 0,33 |
| 20. | Gorj | 15.263 | 3 | 0,20 |
| 21. | Harghita | 14.115 | 5 | 0,45 |
| 22. | Hunedoara | 36.026 | 7 | 0,77 |
| 23. | Ialomiţa | 19.483 | 8 | 0,35 |
| 24. | Iaşi | 71.676 | 11 | 0,43 |
| 25. | Ilfov | 76.777 | 58 | 0,84 |
| 26. | Maramures | 31.372 | 13 | 0,63 |
| 27. | Mehedinti | 15.786 | 2 | 0,28 |
| 28. | Mureş | 40.091 | 27 | 0,83 |
| 29. | German | 31.350 | 17 | 0,41 |
| 30. | Olt | 26.201 | 8 | 0,36 |
| 31. | Prahova | 63.565 | 106 | 0,51 |
| 32. | Satu Mare | 20.880 | 13 | 0,51 |
| 33. | Salaj | 17.822 | 0 | 0,52 |
| 34. | Sibiu | 43.298 | 0 | 1,08 |
| 35. | Suceava | 38.029 | 23 | 0,27 |
| 36. | Teleorman | 25.015 | 1 | 0,42 |
| 37. | Timis | 87.629 | 31 | 1,07 |
| 38. | Tulcea | 13.874 | 9 | 0,38 |
| 39. | Vaslui | 26.840 | 5 | 0,23 |
| 40. | dale | 26.705 | 2 | 0,49 |
| 41. | Vrancea | 17.864 | 0 | 0,26 |
| 42. | Municipality of Bucharest | 305.838 | 341 | 0,69 |
| 43. | From abroad** | 2.103 | 3 | |
| 44. | New cases not allocated by county | 4.897* |
-650 | |
| TOTAL | 1.798.205 | 499 | ||
*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, 88 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 | 5 |
| 2 | I PLOW | 6 |
| 3 | Arges | 4 |
| 4 | BAKU | 1 |
| 5 | BIHOR | 0 |
| 6 | BISTRIŢA | 0 |
| 7 | BOTOSANS | 1 |
| 8 | Braila | 1 |
| 9 | BRASOV | 4 |
| 10 | Buzau | 8 |
| 11 | Calarasi | 1 |
| 12 | Caras-Severin | 1 |
| 13 | CLJ extension | 5 |
| 14 | CONSTANT | 2 |
| 15 | COVASNA | 0 |
| 16 | Dambovita | 0 |
| 17 | DOLJ | 2 |
| 18 | Galata | 1 |
| 19 | GIURGE | 1 |
| 20 | GORGE | 1 |
| 21 | THE HELL | 0 |
| 22 | HUNEDOARA | 6 |
| 23 | Ialomita | 3 |
| 24 | IASI | 3 |
| 25 | ILFOV | 6 |
| 26 | Maramures | 2 |
| 27 | Mehedinti | 0 |
| 28 | THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUCHAREST | 6 |
| 29 | Mures | 7 |
| 30 | GERMAN | 3 |
| 31 | OLT | 1 |
| 32 | PRAHOVA | 0 |
| 33 | SALAJ | 0 |
| 34 | BIG VILLAGE | 1 |
| 35 | SIBIU | 1 |
| 36 | SUCEAVA | 3 |
| 37 | TELECOMMAND | 0 |
| 38 | Timis | 2 |
| 39 | TULCEA | 0 |
| 40 | dale | 0 |
| 41 | row | 0 |
| 42 | VRANCES | 0 |
| Total | 88 |
Until today, 58.196 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died.
In the interval 18.12.2021 (10:00) – 19.12.2021 (10:00) 53 deaths were reported by the National Institute of Health, of which 17 were before the reference interval (26 men and 27 women), of patients infected with the new coronavirus, hospitalized in hospitals in Arad, Bacău, Bihor, Brăila, Brașov, Buzău, Cluj, Covasna, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Giurgiu, Gorj, Harghita, Ialomița, Mehedinți, Mureș, Olt, Prahova, Vaslui and the City of Bucharest.
Among the 53 deaths, 1 was registered in the age category 10-19 years, 2 in the age category 30-39 years, 2 in the age category 40-49 years, 7 in the age category 50-59 years, 16 in the age category 60-69 years, 14 in the age category 70-79 years and 11 in the age category over 80 years.
50 of the registered deaths are of patients who had comorbidities, and 3 deceased patients had no comorbidities.
17 deaths prior to the reference interval were reported, occurring in the counties of Arad, Bacău, Buzău, Gorj, Vaslui, recorded in the months of October and November 2021. In the reference interval, 36 deaths were reported.
Of the total of 53 deceased patients, 46 were unvaccinated and 7 vaccinated. The 7 deceased vaccinated patients were between the age groups 50-59 years 60-69 years. All vaccinated patients who died had comorbidities.
In specialized health facilities, the total number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is 3.190. Of these, 526 are hospitalized at ATI. Of the 526 patients admitted to ATI, 45 have a certificate attesting to vaccination.
Out of the total of hospitalized patients, 62 are minors, 58 being hospitalized in wards and 4 in ATI.
Until this date, at the national level, 10.934.844 RT-PCR tests and 5.748.868 rapid antigenic tests have been processed. In the last 24 hours, 8.740 RT-PCR tests (3.036 based on case definition and medical protocol and 5.704 on request) and 17.166 rapid antigen tests were performed.
On the territory of Romania, 11.117 people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus are in isolation at home, and 3.467 people are in institutional isolation. Also, 75.953 people are in home quarantine, and 33 people are in institutionalized quarantine.
In the last 24 hours, 799 calls were made to the single emergency number 112.
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 18, 1.260 contraventional sanctions, in the amount of 334.250 lei.
Also, through the competent structures of the Police, 2 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 to verify the reported aspects."
