The coronavirus continues to keep the authorities in Romania on the alert, and this is due to the fact that the number of daily infections remains extremely high during this period, this week setting a new record for the 2 years of the pandemic, but it will be broken next week , according to experts' estimates.
The coronavirus requires new reorganizations for the medical system, and this is because the ambulance in Bucharest can no longer cope with the very large number of test requests, so the system for diagnosing people has been overhauled by including several hospitals where the tests can be done by those who need
On the vaccination side, things are still extremely serious, so, unfortunately, there is currently no favorable perspective for increasing the number of vaccinated people, which was to be expected in the current context, but it is possible that the expiration of many COVID certificates after February 1, let things change.
"In the last 24 hours, 14.088 new cases of people infected with SARS - CoV - 2 (COVID - 19) were registered, 5.283 less than the previous day. 1.400 of the new cases in 24 hours are from reinfected patients who 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 | 37.425 | 377 | 5,86 |
| 2. | Arad | 47.292 | 406 | 5,79 |
| 3. | Arges | 49.839 | 529 | 3,88 |
| 4. | Bacau | 47.712 | 359 | 5,82 |
| 5. | Bihor | 59.505 | 708 | 9,12 |
| 6. | Bistrita-Nasaud | 22.554 | 229 | 7,31 |
| 7. | Botosani | 26.751 | 224 | 5,65 |
| 8. | Braşov | 76.358 | 566 | 9,24 |
| 9. | Braila | 24.080 | 84 | 1,90 |
| 10. | Buzau | 26.571 | 143 | 3,20 |
| 11. | Caras-Severin | 20.934 | 117 | 3,43 |
| 12. | Calarasi | 18.793 | 133 | 2,13 |
| 13. | Cluj | 103.532 | 893 | 14,19 |
| 14. | Constanta | 78.383 | 1164 | 7,60 |
| 15. | Covasna | 14.055 | 17 | 2,52 |
| 16. | Dambovita | 39.257 | 199 | 3,27 |
| 17. | Dolj | 48.408 | 307 | 3,01 |
| 18. | Galaţi | 47.724 | 377 | 3,66 |
| 19. | Giurgiu | 20.984 | 122 | 2,54 |
| 20. | Gorj | 16.200 | 87 | 1,77 |
| 21. | Harghita | 16.765 | 123 | 5,38 |
| 22. | Hunedoara | 40.264 | 484 | 6,02 |
| 23. | Ialomiţa | 20.609 | 62 | 2,50 |
| 24. | Iaşi | 79.786 | 742 | 4,76 |
| 25. | Ilfov | 84.085 | 377 | 10,40 |
| 26. | Maramures | 37.797 | 239 | 8,53 |
| 27. | Mehedinti | 16.407 | 42 | 1,28 |
| 28. | Mureş | 44.013 | 347 | 4,14 |
| 29. | German | 36.061 | 314 | 5,71 |
| 30. | Olt | 27.335 | 102 | 1,65 |
| 31. | Prahova | 68.193 | 347 | 3,64 |
| 32. | Satu Mare | 24.937 | 273 | 7,51 |
| 33. | Salaj | 20.216 | 181 | 6,43 |
| 34. | Sibiu | 48.301 | 404 | 7,33 |
| 35. | Suceava | 48.016 | 548 | 8,84 |
| 36. | Teleorman | 26.055 | 57 | 1,97 |
| 37. | Timis | 101.466 | 514 | 12,31 |
| 38. | Tulcea | 15.421 | 199 | 4,74 |
| 39. | Vaslui | 28.684 | 129 | 2,31 |
| 40. | dale | 28.529 | 119 | 3,43 |
| 41. | Vrancea | 19.541 | 90 | 2,97 |
| 42. | Municipality of Bucharest | 340.948 | 2502 | 9,50 |
| 43. | From abroad** | 3.743 | 16 | |
| 44. | New cases not allocated by county | 13.600* |
-1.164 | |
| TOTAL | 2.017.129 | 14.088 | ||
*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:
In total, until today, January 23, 2.017.129 cases of infection with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) were registered on the territory of Romania, of which 31.209 are of re-infected patients, tested positive after a period of more than 180 days after the first infection.
1.820.743 patients were declared cured.
Distinct from the newly confirmed cases, following retesting of patients who were already positive, 542 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 | 12 |
| 3 | Arges | 9 |
| 4 | BAKU | 11 |
| 5 | BIHOR | 13 |
| 6 | BISTRIŢA | 5 |
| 7 | BOTOSANS | 11 |
| 8 | Braila | 2 |
| 9 | BRASOV | 14 |
| 10 | Buzau | 13 |
| 11 | Calarasi | 5 |
| 12 | Caras-Severin | 2 |
| 13 | CLJ extension | 26 |
| 14 | CONSTANT | 27 |
| 15 | COVASNA | 2 |
| 16 | Dambovita | 6 |
| 17 | DOLJ | 12 |
| 18 | Galata | 9 |
| 19 | GIURGE | 6 |
| 20 | GORGE | 3 |
| 21 | THE HELL | 6 |
| 22 | HUNEDOARA | 11 |
| 23 | Ialomita | 2 |
| 24 | IASI | 37 |
| 25 | ILFOV | 32 |
| 26 | Maramures | 8 |
| 27 | Mehedinti | 1 |
| 28 | THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUCHAREST | 110 |
| 29 | Mures | 6 |
| 30 | GERMAN | 18 |
| 31 | OLT | 8 |
| 32 | PRAHOVA | 13 |
| 33 | SALAJ | 4 |
| 34 | BIG VILLAGE | 7 |
| 35 | SIBIU | 12 |
| 36 | SUCEAVA | 21 |
| 37 | TELECOMMAND | 6 |
| 38 | Timis | 29 |
| 39 | TULCEA | 1 |
| 40 | dale | 8 |
| 41 | row | 4 |
| 42 | VRANCES | 2 |
| Total | 542 |
Until today, 59.547 people diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died.
In the interval 22.01.2022 (10:00) – 23.01.2022 (10:00) the INSP reported 22 deaths (13 men and 9 women), of patients infected with the new coronavirus, admitted to hospitals in Arad, Argeș, Bacău, Bistrița-Năsăud, Cluj, Constanța, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Gorj, Maramureș, Neamț and Olt.
Among the 22 deaths, 1 was registered in the age category 50-59 years, 6 in the age category 60-69 years, 6 in the age category 70-79 years and 9 in the age category over 80 years.
All registered deaths are of patients who had comorbidities.
Of the total of 22 deceased patients, 20 were unvaccinated and 2 vaccinated. Vaccinated patients were between the age groups of 60-69 years and over 80 years. All vaccinated patients who died had comorbidities.
No deaths prior to the reference interval were reported.
In specialized health units, the number of people hospitalized in wards with COVID-19 is 5.958, 410 more than the previous day. Also, 599 people are hospitalized at ATI, 17 more than the previous day. Of the 599 patients admitted to ATI, 76 have a certificate attesting to vaccination.
Of the total admitted patients, 551 are minors, 546 being admitted to wards, 60 more than the previous day, and 5 to ATI, one more than the previous day.
Until this date, at the national level, 11.581.792 RT-PCR tests and 6.907.476 rapid antigen tests have been processed. In the last 24 hours, 17.911 RT-PCR tests (8.803 based on case definition and medical protocol and 9.108 on request) and 25.617 rapid antigen tests were performed.
On the territory of Romania, 112.149 people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus are in isolation at home, and 5.997 people are in institutional isolation. Also, 82.068 people are in home quarantine, and 53 people are in institutionalized quarantine.
In the last 24 hours, 5.903 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 January 22, 1.691 contraventional sanctions, in the amount of 350.250 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."
