{"id":20270,"date":"2021-09-14T18:06:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=20270"},"modified":"2021-09-14T18:09:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:09:21","slug":"covid-19-in-albania-5-victims-and-nearly-1000-new-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/covid-19-in-albania-5-victims-and-nearly-1000-new-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 in Albania: 5 victims and nearly 1,000 new cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 claimed the lives of 5 citizens over the past 24 hours, while 995 tested positive.<\/p>\n<p>The number of recoveries recorded on Tuesday was almost the same as daily infections, taking the overall number of those who won the battle against the virus to 143,279.<\/p>\n<p>According to official estimates, there are around 12,600 active cases across the country, with a majority detected in Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>Hospitalizations rose to 195, with 13 patients in a more serious condition.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Health has continuously called on citizens to get the COVID-19 jab to reduce chances of contracting the virus, as well as prevent rising hospital admissions and mortalities.<\/p>\n<p>As of September 12, around 24.53% of the population had received both vaccine doses.<\/p>\n<p>The number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, according to a tally kept by national health authorities, is 2,553.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/09\/14\/covid-19-single-day-deaths-rise-again-in-kosovo\/\">COVID-19 single day deaths rise again in Kosovo<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/13\/puka-mayor-becomes-first-to-make-vaccination-mandatory-for-all-public-employees\/\">Puka mayor becomes first official to make vaccination mandatory for all public employees \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/12\/albanias-covid-19-active-case-count-tops-12-000\/\">Albania\u2019s COVID-19 active case count tops 12 000<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 claimed the lives of 5 citizens over the past 24 hours, while 995 tested positive. 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