COVID-19 pandemic in Romania

COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Romania
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	Prigoria, Gorj
Arrival date	26 February 2020 (5 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Confirmed cases	3,541,619
Severe cases	903
Hospitalized cases	9,781
Recovered	1,899,522
Deaths	68,825
Fatality rate	1.94%
Territories	Bucharest and 41 counties
Vaccinations	5,474,507 (total vaccinated); 8,114,769 (fully vaccinated); 16,827,486 (doses administered);
Government website
	www.stirioficiale.ro/informatii

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

As of 31 January 2022^[update], the National Institute of Public Health 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 were 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^[update], over 50% of the country's eligible population had 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]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Comunicate de presă". Ministerul Afacerilor Interne (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Romania: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[Template:COVID-19_data-1] Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

[MAI_Romania-2] "Comunicate de presă". Ministerul Afacerilor Interne (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[:52-3] "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.

[tvr-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.

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