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Romania reports spike in Covid-19 cases

August 7, 2024

The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced that 5,370 Covid-19 cases were recorded between July 29 and August 4, an increase of 55.8% compared to the previous week.

During the same interval, 13 deaths were also recorded in cases with comorbidities.

A total of 1,716 of the cases were of re-infected patients, INSP said.

Since the start of the pandemic, more than 3.5 million cases have been registered in Romania, and 68,995 people diagnosed with Covid-19 died.

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https://www.romania-insider.com/covid-cases-aug-7-2024
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