Yesterday, Friday, July 29, there were 8,831 new cases of SARS-CoV-2, compared to 7,390 last week. Twenty eight people with corona — of which twenty were unvaccinated — died in the past 24 hours and 266 (230 unvaccinated) were hospitalised in intensive care, reports Agerpres. On Tuesday, the daily Covid-19 case count rose to a five-month high: 12,353 — the highest number since February 22, in the fifth wave, when 14,775 cases were reported, reported Romania Insider. Minister of Health Alexandru Rafila said on Thursday that he expects an increase in the number of cases with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, reported Agerpres. Said Rafila: “It is a development that is worrying […]. We are preparing for a slightly higher number of cases in the ICUs”. The minister advocates for the use of face masks in crowded closed spaces and public transport, although he admits his ministry cannot impose this measure, News.ro reported. During the fourth corona wave in late summer, early fall 2021, hospitals and ICUs were overextended and hundreds of patients died of corona every day.