{"id":18580,"date":"2021-08-05T18:04:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T16:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18580"},"modified":"2021-08-05T18:04:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T16:04:36","slug":"hospitalizations-on-the-rise-as-active-covid-19-cases-surpass-600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/hospitalizations-on-the-rise-as-active-covid-19-cases-surpass-600\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitalizations on the rise, as active COVID-19 cases surpass 600"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of new COVID-19 cases detected over the past 24 hours continues to increase with 132 citizens diagnosed with the virus, although no fatalities were recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Less than half of the new cases were reported in Tirana, with Shkodra and Vai i Dejes also recording high figures.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Health confirmed that there are currently an estimated 642 active infections across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The total number of patients admitted to the Infective Diseases hospital in Tirana has reached 26, but no patient is under intensive care.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have stepped up the vaccination drive in a bid to break the chain of infections fueled by the highly contagious Delta strain. 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