COVID-19 pandemic in Romania


The COVID-19 pandemic in Romania is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Romania on 26 February 2020, when the first case in Gorj County was confirmed.
As of 1 August, the Romanian Government reports 4,342 people institutionalized, a further 20,852 at home under medical supervision, of which 4,742 have tested positive, and over one million tests having been processed.

Background

On 12 January, the World Health Organization confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.
Unlike SARS of 2003, the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.

Timeline

21 February−2 March: First cases and early preventive measures

On 21 February, following a COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, the Romanian government announced a 14-day quarantine for citizens returning from the affected regions.
On 22 February, the Romanian government announced several preventive measures including designation of five hospitals as isolation centres for new cases, purchase and placement of thermal scanners in international airports and specially designated lines for passengers coming from areas affected by COVID-19 outbreak.
On 25 February, new measures were imposed. Upon arrival on the Romanian territory, all asymptomatic travelers from the affected areas, respectively Hubei, the 11 localities in Italy, and any remaining passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship will go directly to the quarantine, for a period for 14 days. The other people coming from the Lombardy and Veneto regions will enter voluntary isolation at home for 14 days, upon arrival in Romania.
On 26 February, the Minister of Education and Research required schools to spread awareness about coronavirus.
On 28 February, the Romanian Orthodox Church suggested that followers use their own spoons and avoid the traditional kissing of icons in church.
On 2 March, more preventive measures were taken by the National Committee for Special Emergency Situations. Thus, citizens arriving from other provinces or cities in mainland China, other localities in Lombardy, Veneto or Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy, as well as areas and localities in South Korea and Iran not previously specified for institutionalised quarantine, enter 14 days of self-isolation at home immediately upon returning to Romania.

8−13 March: Ban on public gatherings, school and border closures

On 8 March, the Head of the Department for Emergency Situations, Raed Arafat, announced a ban on all indoor or outdoor activities involving the participation of more than 1,000 people. These restrictions are valid until 31 March, when a new assessment would be made. After Northern Italy was put under quarantine on March 8, low-cost airline Wizz Air suspended all flights to Treviso and Bergamo until 3 April. Likewise, Blue Air cancelled all flights to and from Milan for 8 and 9 March. In the same day, flights from and to Italy have been suspended. In a press conference, Interior Minister Marcel Vela stated that if a school reports even a case, courses will be suspended throughout the school.
On 9 March, officials announced the cessation of flights to and from Italy, at all airports in the country, until 23 March. On the same day, the National Committee for Special Emergency Situations has decided to close all schools in Romania, from March 11 until 22, with the possibility of extending the measure. All bus rides and rail transport to and from Italy were suspended from 10 to 31 March. The committee also decided to establish a series of obligations for food units and for public and private providers of passenger transport, such as frequent disinfection of surfaces, avoiding crowds in commercial spaces, frequent disinfection of the passenger compartment in the means of transport, etc.
On 11 March, the Government published a list of fifteen guidelines regarding the "responsible social behavior in preventing the spread of coronavirus ". The authorities have imposed a ban on sports, scientific, religious, cultural or entertainment events with over 100 participants in closed spaces until March 31. Likewise, the public activities for museums were suspended until March 31.
On 12 March, Serbian authorities closed seven border points with Romania to prevent the spread of coronavirus. On the same day, the Romanian Ombudsman asked President Klaus Iohannis to declare the state of emergency and the Romanian Parliament to approve it. In a televised statement, the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health,, said that the current situation does not impose such an extreme measure. The Romanian Football Federation decided to postpone all football matches in Romania until 31 March. Interior Minister Marcel Vela announced that the border crossing points with low traffic have been closed so that employees there to be directed to high traffic posts. Health Minister Victor Costache issued an order prohibiting the export of medicines and medical equipment for six months.
On 13 March,, former admiral, who acts as an independent in the PNL senators' group, was diagnosed with COVID-19. He isolated himself after finding out that a French parliamentarian, with whom he had been traveling to Brussels, was found with coronavirus. On March 9, Chițac attended a party meeting with over 100 people. Parliamentary sources claim that he was also present in the Senate on March 12, when he attended the group and plenary sessions. In these conditions, all members of the National Political Bureau of PNL self-isolated at home. Interim Prime-minister Ludovic Orban announced that all PNL senators have an obligation to isolate themselves and that he will self-isolate at Vila Lac 1. He also announced that all ministers will be tested for coronavirus and self-isolate.

14−21 March: State of emergency

On 14 March, after over 101 people had been diagnosed with coronavirus, Romania entered the third COVID-19 scenario. The third scenario goes from 101 to 2,000 cases. In the third scenario the doctors will perform epidemiological screening in the tents installed in the hospitals' yards, and the hospitals of infectious diseases will treat only cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Likewise, the authorities will be able to impose quarantine at home, not just in hospitals, as in many areas the capacities of medical units could be exceeded. At the same time, according to the plan in the third scenario, public gatherings with more than 50 people are banned. Three more liberals have been diagnosed with COVID-19, all contacts of senator Vergil Chițac. Marcel Ciolacu, President of the Chamber of Deputies, announced that the Parliament will suspend its activity for a week. However, the activities will be carried out online. The same day, President Klaus Iohannis announced his decision to decree the state of emergency in Romania starting March 16.
On 16 March, Iohannis issued the decree establishing the state of emergency in Romania for a period of 30 days and insisted that the implementation of the measures included in the decree is being made gradually. The schools will be closed during the state of emergency. If necessary, prices may be capped on medicines and medical equipment, on strictly necessary foods and on public utility services. Also, gradual measures can be taken, if the situation gets worse, only after an evaluation of the National Committee for Special Emergency Situations. These include temporary closure of restaurants, hotels, cafes, clubs, gradual closure of borders, or limiting or prohibiting the movement of vehicles or people in/to certain areas. On 19 March, the Parliament convened a joint online session and unanimously adopted the decree issued by Iohannis.
Until 17 March, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated the return to the country for 137 Romanians who were abroad, either as tourists, in transit, or in medical emergency situations and who were directly affected by the measures adopted by the states in which they were. Later that same day, the government issued its first Military Ordinance, in response to the ongoing health crisis. Four days later, on 21 March, a second Military Ordinance was issued: no groups larger than 3 people on the streets. Curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. All shopping centres were closed, except for the sale of food, veterinary or pharmaceutical products and cleaning services. It is forbidden for foreign citizens and stateless persons to enter Romanian territory, except through the specially organised transit corridor, further exceptions being made for other categories, such as residents, family members, and others.

22 March−2 April: First deaths, national lockdown, Suceava quarantine

On 22 March, the first three deaths were reported in Romania. All three had preexisting conditions: one was on dialysis, one had terminal lung cancer, and one had diabetes. The next day, on 23 March, :ro:Spitalul Judeţean de Urgenţă „Sfântul Ioan cel Nou” din Suceava|Suceava's main hospital, one of the largest in the country, reported at least seventy medical personnel infected with COVID-19, and 2 patients passing away. Over the following days, their numbers would increase. The hospital director was dismissed, shortly thereafter, for mismanagement.
Following a surge in new confirmed cases, on 24 March, the government announced Military Ordinance No.3, instituting a national lockdown and calling in the military to support police and Gendarmerie personnel in enforcing the new restrictions. Movement outside the home or household is prohibited, with some exceptions. People over 65 were allowed to leave their homes only between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Two days later, on March 26, the state airline Tarom suspended all internal flights.
A fourth Military Ordinance has been issued on 29 March, further strengthening previously imposed fines and restrictions. Two more would soon follow, issued close to the end of the next day; namely, a fifth, extending the ban on international travel, and a sixth, placing Suceava, along with eight adjacent communes, under total quarantine, the first Romanian city to be placed under complete lockdown since the start of the outbreak in late February, holding over a quarter of all infected cases, and about two thirds of all infected medical personnel. Some hospital staff have quit, others have signed a petition stating they "are sent to death barehanded".
On 2 April, Harghita reported its first case, becoming the last county in Romania to report at least one case.

4 April−14 May: Face masks, Easter Week

On 4 April, a seventh Military Ordinance was issued, further extending the national lockdown period, and imposing a second local quarantine on the town of Țăndărei, Ialomița County. On the same date, various counties and localities have started drafting local legislation requiring denizens to wear protection masks, whether professional or improvised. The next day, Raed Arafat posted an article on his official Facebook page, later picked up by the national media and other news outlets, encouraging citizens to wear protective masks, even if homemade. Prime minister Ludovic Orban, on the other hand, expressed doubts concerning not only the safety of homemade improvisations, but also about the necessary logistics for successfully implementing such a large scale operation, inasmuch as the demand would greatly outweigh the extant offer currently available on the market.
On 7 April, a 53-year-old paramedic from Suceava became the first reported casualty among Romanian medical personnel. As of 18 April, there were over a thousand infected medical staff in the country.
On 9 April, an eighth Military Ordinance came into effect, reinforcing previously adopted measures, prohibiting the export of certain basic foods, banning the commerce of majority share packages in the :ro:Sistemul Energetic Naţional|National Energetic System, recommending that residential buildings be equipped with sanitary products and that their stairways and elevators be periodically disinfected, and making provisions for various professional categories, such as fishing, apiculture, car service and dealership, the food market, pharmaceuticals, cross-border workers, social services, medical staff etc. A week later, on 16 April, a ninth Military Ordinance was issued.
On 21 April, over 300 new cases, representing two thirds of the staff and patients of a local neuropsychiatric hospital, were reported in a village from Cornu Luncii commune in Suceava county, not belonging to those already placed under strict quarantine. On the previous day, :ro:Pimen Zainea|Pimen Zainea, the Romanian Orthodox archbishop of Suceava, was flown into the Matei Balș Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bucharest, after testing positive for CoVID-19, where he would pass away a month later. Saint John the New Monastery has been placed in lockdown, and an epidemiological investigation was initiated.
On 22 April, President Iohannis issued a press release, stating the government's intention to adopt, by mid-May, official legislation requiring citizens to wear surgical masks in public. That same day, Timișoara, Romania's third largest city, made the use of both facial masks and protection gloves mandatory in enclosed public spaces, including transportation. This decision came a week after Constanța, a major urban centre and one of the country's main tourist destinations, took similar measures on 15 April.
On 27 April, the tenth Military Ordinance came into effect. Except for work and medical emergency, people over 65 were only allowed to leave their homes between 7 a.m.-11 a.m. and 7 p.m-10 p.m. Two weeks later, on 11 May, an eleventh Military Ordinance lifted the Țăndărei quaratine. Two days later, a further Military Ordinance lifted the Suceava quarantine. On 14 May, a thirty-day state of alert was decreed, starting the following day, thus ending the stricter state of emergency, in force until that date.

15 May−present: State of alert and relaxation measures

Impact

Economics

During the second week of March, the Bucharest Stock Exchange recorded losses on all five trading sessions, the main index BET collapsing with 17.6%, the steepest decline since December 2018.
On 16 March, the National Bank of Romania announced a reference rate of 4.8242 lei/euro, a historical maximum for the single European currency against the leu. The leu continued its depreciation, reaching a maximum of 4.8448 lei/euro on 17 March.

Education

On 9 March, interim Prime-minister Ludovic Orban announced the closure of all schools between 11 and 22 March. The measure targeted all kindergartens, primary, secondary and high schools in Romania, both public and private, according to Education Minister. The decision affects 3.5 million students. Likewise, several universities in the major student centres suspended their courses. These include the University of Bucharest, the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, the Politehnica University of Bucharest, the Babeș-Bolyai University, the West University of Timișoara, etc. Furthermore, Anisie announced that, as a measure of prevention and control of the illnesses with COVID-19 in schools, the Ministry of Education had decided to suspend all county and regional school olympiads, as well as sports competitions.
The show Teleșcoală, announced by the Ministry of Education and dedicated to the students who stay at home during the period when the schools are closed, started on TVR 2 on 16 March, at 9 a.m. Students can follow, from Monday to Friday, mathematics, Romanian, biology, history and geography classes.
On 16 March, Anisie announced that schools would remain closed while the state of emergency was in place, at least until after the Easter holidays.
On 1 April, in response to a fake news story which had gained traction on social media and was being distributed on WhatsApp, saying that students would have to return to school in less than a week, Anisie and the Ministry of Education issued an official statement condemning the spread of false information and promised to provide in the next few days the date for the re-opening of schools, as well as the national examinations.
On 6 April, Anisie announced the cancellation of national exam simulations, as well as of all school competitions and olympiads. The ministry of education said that the Baccalaureate and the :ro:Evaluarea Națională a elevilor de clasa a VIII-a|National Evaluation would most likely be held in July, all of the examinations excluding the second semester curriculum.

Sport

The Romanian Football Federation and the Romanian Handball Federation decided to suspend all matches until 31 March. The rugby match between Romania and Belgium, to be held in Botoșani on 14 March, was postponed by Rugby Europe. The IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, scheduled for 14–21 March, were cancelled.

Censorship

On 16 March, President Iohannis signed an emergency decree, giving authorities the power to remove, report or close websites spreading fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic, with no opportunity to appeal.

Cases

On 14 March, 18 days after the diagnosis of the first case of infection with SARS-CoV-2, Romania surpassed the threshold of 100 confirmed cases. 49% of those diagnosed were outside the country prior to diagnosis. In 35% of cases, patients were previously in Italy, the country most affected by the pandemic in the European Union. These people were the main sources of transmission of the virus to the other 50%, in a single situation being unable to identify a suggestive epidemiological context for the diagnosed patient. Two diagnosed people were responsible for infecting 22% of the number of patients. This situation was possible because each of them hid from authorities, in the initial phase, the fact that they had previously travelled to an area at risk of infection, which delayed the initiation of the epidemiological investigation and exposed more people to the risk of infection. More than half of the cases were diagnosed in three counties: Bucharest, Timiș and Hunedoara. A patient out of three was diagnosed in Bucharest. Only six of the first 100 infected Romanian patients were older than 70, the age at which coronavirus often poses serious health problems, especially when the infected one also suffers from associated diseases. Of the first 100 patients, only one case was serious, requiring ICU admission, while nine patients recovered, and 90 had mild to moderate symptoms.
On 15 March, the Ministry of Health stopped publishing data on sex, age, origin, contacts and other details of individual cases. The information about the new cases were communicated in two newsletters per day, one at 10 a.m., the other at 6 p.m. From 19 March onward, the reporting of the new confirmed cases was done only once a day, at 1 p.m.
On 24 March, prime minister Ludovic Orban stated the Government's goal to eventually increase the testing capacity to well over 2500 people a day, which seems to have been achieved by early April.

#Date StatusSource of infectionOrigin of infectionDetection locationSexAgeNotesSource
126 Feb.Local transmissionGorjMale20He came into contact with a 71-year-old man from Cattolica, Italy, diagnosed with coronavirus. The Italian visited his wife's family and had several business meetings in Romania between 18 and 22 February.
228 Feb.Imported caseMaramureșMale45
328 Feb.Imported caseTimișFemale38
43 Mar.Imported caseTimișMale47He travelled on the same plane with case #3.
54 Mar.Local transmissionTimișMale16Nephew of case #4.
64 Mar.Imported caseSuceavaMale71Moved to intensive care on 18 March; comorbid lymphoma.
76 Mar.Local transmissionTimișFemale16Classmate of case #5.
86 Mar.Imported caseOltMale51He travelled on the same coach with case #6.
96 Mar.Imported caseHunedoaraMale44
107 Mar.Local transmissionTimișFemale15She is studying at the same high school with cases #5 and #7, but not in the same class.
117 Mar.Imported caseHunedoaraFemale16Daughter of case #9.
127 Mar.Imported caseBucharestMale49
137 Mar.Imported caseGalațiMale72
148 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale42Contact of case #12.
158 Mar.Imported caseMureșFemale70
169 Mar.Imported caseBuzăuFemale73
179 Mar.Imported caseBucharestMale60A reserve police officer. He returned from Israel on 26 February and several days later was admitted to the Dimitrie Gerota Emergency Hospital with flu-like symptoms, but lied about having travelled. Because of this, a criminal case has been opened in his name. Israel's Minister of Tourism said he stayed in the Palestinian territories. Super-spreader; he infected at least 40 others.
1810 Mar.Local transmissionIlfovFemale31Contact of case #12's girlfriend.
1910 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale32Contact of case #17.
2010 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale30Contact of case #17.
2110 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale3Contact of case #17.
2210 Mar.Imported caseBucharestFemale36
2310 Mar.Imported caseBucharestFemale35
2410 Mar.Imported caseBucharestMale34
2510 Mar.Imported caseBucharestFemale41
2610 Mar.Imported caseAradMale57
2710 Mar.Imported caseHunedoaraFemale26Fined 10,000 RON and subjected to penal case for breaking self-isolation after return from Italy on 1 March. Super-spreader; she infected at least 11 others.
2810 Mar.Caraș-SeverinMale37
2910 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale47Contact of case #17.
3011 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale43She is a gastroenterologist at the Dimitrie Gerota Emergency Hospital and took care of case #17.
3111 Mar.Imported caseIașiMale42
3211 Mar.Imported caseIașiMale38
3311 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale55Contact of case #17.
3411 Mar.BucharestMale31
3511 Mar.Imported caseCovasnaFemale53
3611 Mar.Imported caseBucharestMale56First case placed in intensive care. Returned from Israel on February 29.
3711 Mar.Imported caseBucharestMale47
3811 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale54Contact of case #17.
3911 Mar.ConstanțaMale52Assistant chief at Constanța County Clinical Emergency Hospital. He claimed he did not travel and did not come into contact with an infected person.
4011 Mar.Imported caseAradMale22Contact of case #26.
4111 Mar.Imported caseAradMale30Contact of case #26.
4211 Mar.Imported caseAradMale34Contact of case #26.
4311 Mar.Imported caseAradMale36Contact of case #26.
4411 Mar.Imported caseAradMale57Contact of case #26.
4511 Mar.Imported caseSatu MareMale20An Iași native, he came from Italy, by car, on 10 March and was put under quarantine in Satu Mare.
4611 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale63Contact of case #23.
4711 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale48Contact of case #17's son.
4812 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale20Contact of case #17's driver.
4912 Mar.Imported caseAradFemale45A Cluj-Napoca native who was quarantined in Arad upon arrival from Italy.
5012 Mar.Imported caseNeamțFemale54
5112 Mar.Imported caseMureșMale21
5212 Mar.Imported caseClujFemale33
5312 Mar.Imported caseCovasnaMale53
5412 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale58Contact of case #27.
5512 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale74Contact of case #27.
5612 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale52Contact of case #27.
5712 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale45Contact of case #27.
5812 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale53Contact of case #27.
5912 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale45Contact of case #27.
6013 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale39Contact of a person who travelled to Germany.
6113 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale53Coworker of a family member of case #17.
6213 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale48Family member of case #61.
6313 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale22Family member of case #61.
6413 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale23Family contact of case #61.
6513 Mar.Imported caseConstanțaMale57, independent senator.
6613 Mar.Local transmissionConstanțaMale51Personal assistant of case #65.
6713 Mar.Local transmissionConstanțaMale34Son of case #65.
6813 Mar.Local transmissionConstanțaFemale56Wife of case #65.
6913 Mar.Imported caseMehedințiMale26
7013 Mar.Imported caseMehedințiFemale52Mother of case #69.
7113 Mar.Local transmissionTimișFemale40
7213 Mar.Local transmissionTimișFemale50
7313 Mar.TimișFemale33
7413 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale50Manager of Dimitrie Gerota Emergency Hospital.
7513 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale62Patient, contact of case #30.
7613 Mar.Imported caseBrașovMale44Returned from Boston.
7713 Mar.Local transmissionCovasnaFemale16Contact of case #78.
7813 Mar.Local transmissionCovasnaFemale77Contact of a family returned from Italy.
7913 Mar.Imported caseBrașovFemale51
8013 Mar.Imported casePrahovaMale26
8113 Mar.BucharestFemale26
8213 Mar.Imported caseBucharestMale20
8313 Mar.Imported caseTimișMale32
8413 Mar.Imported caseTimișFemale41
8513 Mar.Imported caseTimișFemale33
8613 Mar.Imported caseTimișMale36
8713 Mar.Imported caseCaraș-SeverinFemale32
8813 Mar.Imported caseBucharestMale45
8913 Mar.Imported caseBihorFemale49
9013 Mar.Imported caseNeamțFemale64
9113 Mar.Local transmissionBacăuMale1Contact of an asymptomatic aunt who came from Italy on March 3. She was not tested yet.
9213 Mar.Imported caseIașiFemale41Employee of the Ministry of Health.
9313 Mar.Imported caseIașiFemale41
9413 Mar.Imported caseDâmbovițaFemale27A Caraș-Severin native who was quarantined in Dâmbovița upon arrival from Italy.
9513 Mar.Imported caseDâmbovițaMale55A Caraș-Severin native who was quarantined in Dâmbovița upon arrival from Italy.
9614 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale47Contact of case #45.
9714 Mar.Imported caseDoljMale39
9814 Mar.Imported case/ConstanțaFemale53
9914 Mar.Imported case/ConstanțaMale54Husband of case #98.
10014 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraMale54, PNL deputy. Contact of case #65, senator Vergil Chițac.
10114 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraMale52, Mayor of Deva. Contact of case #65, senator Vergil Chițac.
10214 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraMale38Adrian Nicolae, public administrator of Deva. Contact of case #65, senator Vergil Chițac.
10314 Mar.Imported caseBrașovMale51
10414 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraMale19Contact of case #59, who was a contact of case #27.
10514 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraMale4Contact of case #59, who was a contact of case #27.
10614 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale43Contact of case #27.
10714 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale44Contact of case #27.
10814 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale41Contact of case #27.
10914 Mar.Local transmissionTimișMale55
11014 Mar.Local transmissionConstanțaMale31Contact of cases #67 and #68, who were contacts of case #65, senator Vergil Chițac.
11114 Mar.Local transmissionBrașovFemale53Contact of case #76.
11214 Mar.Imported caseTimișFemale33
11314 Mar.Imported caseTimișMale36
11414 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale38Nurse, contact of case #27.
11514 Mar.Local transmissionHunedoaraFemale45Nurse, contact of case #27.
11614 Mar.Imported caseCaraș-SeverinMale60
11714 Mar.Imported caseAradFemale43
11814 Mar.Local transmissionConstanțaFemale33Contact of case #65.
11914 Mar.Imported caseClujFemale25
12014 Mar.Imported caseSatu MareMale46
12114 Mar.Imported caseBucharestMale37
12214 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestFemale58Nurse at Dimitrie Gerota Emergency Hospital. Contact of case #30, who was a contact of case #17.
12314 Mar.Local transmissionBucharestMale24Contact of case #17.
124–13915 Mar.Local transmissionBucharest, Arad, Brașov, Brăila, Constanța, Iași, Teleorman 5–71
140–15816 Mar.Imported case/Local transmission,, Arad, Ilfov, Timiș, Vâlcea, Bucharest, Buzău, Cluj, Galați, Hunedoara, Ialomița, Sălaj, Suceava 19–54
159–16816 Mar.Local transmissionBucharest, Ilfov, Constanța, Mureș, Neamț, Teleorman 21–63
169–18417 Mar.Local transmissionIași, Neamț, Suceava, Bistrița-Năsăud, Ialomița, Mureș, Vrancea 21–65One case is a UAIC student who attended classes just prior to the university closure.
185–21717 Mar.Imported case/Local transmission, Bucharest, Brașov, Constanța, Prahova 26–6422 of the new cases are contacts of case #17, a super-spreader. Another Bucharest case arrived from Spain on a chartered flight, knowingly infected, and had 40+ penal charges filed for endangering fellow passengers.
218–24618 Mar.Imported case/Local transmission,,, Bucharest, Iași, Ilfov, Hunedoara, Alba, Bihor, Maramureș, Olt, Suceava 1–72Cases include a TAROM pilot who had been on holiday in Austria.
247–26018 Mar.Local transmissionBucharest, Brașov, Constanța, Dolj, Maramureș 2–57
261–27719 Mar.Local transmissionSuceava, Bucharest, Cluj, Bistrița Năsăud, Covasna, Iași, Dolj, Ilfov, Constanța,19–67
278–30820 Mar.17-89
309–36721 Mar.1-74
368–43322 Mar.9-74
434–57623 Mar.5-76
577–76224 Mar.4-85In the evening of this day, there was an announcement by Raed Arafat with the count going to 794 but, for statistics, the official report from the next day is taken into account.
763–90625 Mar.3-79
907–1,02926 Mar.7-87
1,030–1,29227 Mar.0-94
1,293–1,45228 Mar.13-83
1,453–1,76029 Mar.0-89
1,761–1,95230 Mar.1-90
1,953–2,24531 Mar.
2,246–2,4601 Apr.
2,461–2,7382 Apr.
2,739–3,1833 Apr.
3,184–3,6134 Apr.
3,614–3,8645 Apr.
3,865–4,0576 Apr.
4,058–4,4177 Apr.
4,418–4,7618 Apr.
4,762–5,2029 Apr.
5,203–5,46710 Apr.
5,468–5,99011 Apr.
5,991–6,30012 Apr.
6,301–6,63313 Apr.
6,634–6,87914 Apr.
6,880–7,21615 Apr.
7,217–7,70716 Apr.
7,708–8,06717 Apr.
8,068–8,41818 Apr.
8,419–8,74619 Apr.
8,747–8,93620 Apr.
8,937–9,24221 Apr.
9,243–9,71022 Apr.
9,711–10,09623 Apr.
10,097–10,41724 Apr.
10,418–10,63525 Apr.
10,636–11,03626 Apr.
11,037–11,33927 Apr.
11,340–11,61628 Apr.
11,617–11,97829 Apr.
11,979–12,24030 Apr.
12,241–12,5671 May
12,568–12,7322 May
12,733–13,1633 May
13,164–13,5124 May
13,513–13,8375 May
13,838–14,1076 May
14,108–14,4997 May
14,500–14,8118 May
14,812–15,1319 May
15,132–15,36210 May
15,363–15,58811 May
15,589–15,77812 May
15,779–16,00213 May
16,003–16,24714 May
16,248–16,43715 May
16,438–16,70416 May
16,705–16,87117 May
16,872–17,03618 May
17,037–17,19119 May
17,192–17,38720 May
17,388–17,58521 May
17,586–17,71222 May
17,713–17,85723 May
17,858–18,07024 May
18,071–18,28325 May
18,284–18,42926 May
18,430–18,59427 May
18,595–18,79128 May
18,792–18,98229 May
18,983–19,13330 May
19,134–19,25731 May
19,258–19,3981 June
19,399–19,5172 June
19,518–19,6693 June
19,670–19,9074 June
19,908–20,1035 June
20,104–20,2906 June
20,291–20,4797 June
20,480–20,6048 June
20,605–20,7499 June
20,750–20,94510 June
20,946–21,18211 June
21,183–21,40412 June
21,405–21,67913 June
21,680–21,99914 June
22,000–22,16515 June
22,166–22,41516 June
22,416–22,76017 June
22,761–23,08018 June
23,081–23,40019 June
23,401–23,73020 June
23,731–24,04521 June
24,046–24,29122 June
24,292–24,50523 June
24,506–24,82624 June
24,827–25,28625 June
25,287–25,69726 June
25,698–26,02227 June
26,023–26,31328 June
26,314–26,58229 June
26,583–26,97030 June
26,971–27,2961 July
27,297–27,7462 July
27,747–28,1663 July
28,167–28,5824 July
28,583–28,9735 July
28,974–29,2236 July
29,224–29,6207 July
29,621–30,1758 July
30,176–30,7899 July
30,790–31,38110 July
31,382–32,07911 July
32,080–32,53512 July
32,536–32,94813 July
32,949–33,53514 July
33,536–34,22615 July
34,227–35,00316 July
35,004–35,80217 July
35,803–36,69118 July
36,692–37,45819 July
37,459–38,13920 July
38,140–39,13321 July
39,134–40,16322 July
40,164–41,27523 July
41,276–42,39424 July
42,395–43,67825 July
43,679–44,79826 July
44,799–45,90227 July
45,903–47,05328 July
47,054–48,23529 July
48,236–49,59130 July
49,592–50,88631 July
50,887–52,1111 August

Statistics

Graphs

The official values, as reported daily at 13:00 EEST.
No. of new confirmed cases per day


7-day average of new cases per day


No. of deaths per day


No. of new recoveries per day


No. of active cases in each day


Total number of tests


No. of new tested per day


7-day average of tests per day

Cases by region



As of March 18, a plurality of COVID-19 cases were people between the ages of 40 and 49. Of the patients, 51% are women, 44% are men, and children – 5%.