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Newly infected with COVID-19 in Bulgaria outnumber those cured

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There were 704 new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria in the last 24 hours. 68.7% of the newly infected were not vaccinated. 9.5% of the 7385 tests performed were positive, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show. 

The number of actively ill people is 189 422. 2045 patients have been hospitalized. 241 are in intensive care. 83 infected people were admitted to hospitals. 84.3% of them were not immunized. 
4 patients have died overnight. Three of them were not vaccinated. 482 people were cured. 512 vaccines were administered on Saturday.


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