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15.2% coronavirus positivity rate in Bulgaria in past day

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189 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 1,243 tests performed, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show. 15.2% of the test have returned positive result. 882 people are being treated in hospitals, as 50 of them are in intensive care units. 20 people were hospitalized in the past day. Three people with an established coronavirus infection have died and 48 have been reported cured in the past day.

A mere 62 vaccine doses were administered on Sunday. 2,068,776 is the number of people with a completed vaccination cycle. 864,220 have had a booster shot and 62,294 have had a second booster dose.




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