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Bulgaria reports increase in number of Covid-19 cases

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298 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 1,676 tests performed, a positivity rate of 17.8%, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show. 

600 patients are being treated in hospital, as 44 of them are in intensive care units. 6 patients have been hospitalized in the past day. No Covid-related deaths have been reported. 28 people have been reported cured in the past 24 hours.

A mere 141 vaccine doses were administered on Saturday. 2,071,899 is the number of people with a completed vaccination cycle. 890,086 have had a booster shot and 78,945 people have had a second booster dose. 




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