{"id":19527,"date":"2021-09-03T17:40:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=19527"},"modified":"2021-09-03T17:40:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:40:41","slug":"covid-19-in-albania-3-victims-nearly-900-new-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/covid-19-in-albania-3-victims-nearly-900-new-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 in Albania: 3 victims, nearly 900 new cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, 895 citizens were diagnosed as positive to COVID-19, after testing 5,900 suspected samples.<\/p>\n<p>The highest figure was recorded in Tirana (275 cases), followed by Shkodra (74), Durres (60), and Kavaja (37).<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are an estimated 11,288 active patients across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there are 114 patients receiving specialized medical care at the hospital, of which 19 are in a more serious condition.<\/p>\n<p>The official death toll has reached 2,508 after three more people died on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Health is urging citizens to get the COVID-19 jab in order to reduce the chances of contracting the virus as well as avoid getting severely sick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/09\/03\/kosovo-records-26-covid-19-relate-deaths-in-a-single-day\/\">Kosovo records 26 COVID-19 relate deaths in a single day<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/02\/covid-19-update-4-fatalities-and-800-new-cases\/\">COVID-19 update: 4 fatalities and 800 new cases<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/08\/31\/vaccination-certificate-or-negative-test-upon-arrival-here-are-italys-new-travel-rules\/\">Vaccination certificate or negative test upon arrival \u2013 Italy\u2019s new travel rules<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, 895 citizens were diagnosed as positive to COVID-19, after testing 5,900 suspected samples. 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