​The number of daily COVID-19 infections has more than doubled in Romania following an easing of restrictions during the winter holidays.  
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Bucharest, January 4 (RHC)-- The number of daily COVID-19 infections has more than doubled in Romania following an easing of restrictions during the winter holidays.  

New infections stood at 3,900, more than double Monday’s number, but still far off a record high of 18,863 daily cases seen in October, official data showed.  Some 47 people died in Romania of the virus within the last 24 hours.  The Health Ministry said it was expecting numbers to peak around January 15th.  

Romania is the European Union’s second-least vaccinated state, with roughly 40 percent of the population fully inoculated amid distrust in state institutions and poor vaccine education.