{"id":18721,"date":"2021-08-12T18:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18721"},"modified":"2021-08-12T18:44:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:44:22","slug":"albania-records-274-new-coronavirus-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania-records-274-new-coronavirus-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania records 274 new coronavirus cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Albania did not record any COVID-19 deaths, however, 274 citizens tested positive.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities attribute the steep growth of daily infections to the highly contagious delta strain, which seems not to be sparing the younger generation.<\/p>\n<p>The cities with the highest number of infections, as well as active cases, are Tirana, Fier, Elbasan, and Shkodra.<\/p>\n<p>The total number of patients in hospitals is 37, while authorities confirm that none of them is in the ICU.<\/p>\n<p>According to official estimates, the death toll from COVID-19 in Albania is 2,460.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2021\/08\/12\/six-dead-from-covid-19-in-north-macedonia\/\">Six dead from COVID-19 in North Macedonia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/08\/12\/over-1000-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-a-single-day\/\">Over 1,000 test positive for COVID-19 in a single day<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Albania did not record any COVID-19 deaths, however, 274 citizens tested positive. 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