COVID-19 pandemic in Romania

COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationRomania
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index casePrigoria, Gorj
Arrival date26 February 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Confirmed cases3,566,594[1]
Severe cases903[2]
Hospitalized cases9,781[2]
Recovered1,899,522[2]
Deaths
68,899[1]
Fatality rate1.93%
Territories
Bucharest and 41 counties
Vaccinations
  • 5,474,507[1] (total vaccinated)
  • 8,114,769[1] (fully vaccinated)
  • 16,827,486[1] (doses administered)
Government website
www.stirioficiale.ro/informatii

The COVID-19 pandemic in Romania is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Romania on 26 February 2020, when the first case in Gorj County was confirmed.[3]

As of 31 January 2022, the National Institute of Public Health has reported around 2,200,000 cases, 1,800,000 recoveries, and 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths.[2] More than 11.7 million RT-PCR tests and more than 7.3 million rapid antigen tests have been processed.[2]

An anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaign, part of a global effort to slow down the spread of the virus, started on 27 December 2020. As of 27 January 2022, over 50% of the country's eligible population received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of an ongoing national vaccination campaign.[4]

As of 21 January 2023, 16,102,916 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Romania.[5]

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Comunicate de presă". Ministerul Afacerilor Interne (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Primul caz de coronavirus în România. Suspiciuni despre un al doilea caz în Gorj" [First coronavirus case in Romania. Suspicions about a second case in Gorj]. Digi24 (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Valeriu Gheorghiţă: Nu există date, în prezent, care să justifice doza a patra de vaccin anti-COVID. 50% din populaţia adultă peste 18 ani s-a imunizat cu cel puţin o doză". stiri.tvr.ro. 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Romania: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 2 February 2023.