{"id":24951,"date":"2021-11-12T17:24:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T16:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=24951"},"modified":"2021-11-12T17:26:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T16:26:02","slug":"covid-19-in-albania-5-victims-and-573-new-confirmed-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/covid-19-in-albania-5-victims-and-573-new-confirmed-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 in Albania: 5 victims and 573 new confirmed cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 claimed the lives of five citizens on Friday, taking the official death toll to 2,983.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Health confirmed that 573 citizens tested positive, of which 270 in Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>In total, there are around 8,343 active cases across the country, with nearly a half in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>165 patients are being treated in hospital, 26 in a serious condition.<\/p>\n<p>In Albania, all citizens older than 16 can get the jab by simply showing at the vaccination centers with an ID card, while booster doses are being offered to citizens older than 65.<\/p>\n<p>According to Our World in Data, 31,8% of the population has been fully jabbed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/03\/parents-unsure-of-vaccinating-children-against-covid-19\/\">Parents unsure of vaccinating children against COVID-19<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/good-morning\/2021\/11\/02\/covid-may-slow-down-physiological-development-in-children-claims-doctor\/\">COVID may slow down physiological development in children, claims doctor<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/01\/anti-covid-vaccination-now-available-to-children-over-12\/\">Anti-COVID vaccination now available to children over 12<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 claimed the lives of five citizens on Friday, taking the official death toll to 2,983. 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