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Bucharest City, Timis, Suceava, Cluj counties see highest COVID-19 daily case counts

October 5, 2021

Most of the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Romania since the previous reporting were recorded in Bucharest City - 196 and in the counties of Timis - 89, Suceava - 67, and Cluj - 61, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported on Monday.The counties with the fewest cases are Covasna - 1, Buzau and Harghita - with 2 each.All counties and Bucharest City remain in the COVID-19 green zone, with the highest 14-day COVID-19 cumulative rate reported by the counties of Satu Mare - 1.28, Ilfov - 1.23, Bistrita Nasaud - 1.05 and Bucharest City - 1.08 per 1,000 population.   A number of 3,338 people infected with the novel coronavirus are hospitalized in the specialized health units, out of which 107 are children, the Strategic Communication Group announced on Monday.According to the quoted source, the intensive care units are holding 405 patients, 5 among them being children.In Romania, 11,024 people confirmed with the novel coronavirus infection are in isolation at home and 2,998 are in institutional isolation.Also, 53,605 people are in quarantine at home and 68 people are in institutional quarantine.

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