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Over 11% of daily Covid-19 tests return positive result

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There were 665 new Covid-19 cases registered in Bulgaria in the past day, according to official data. 11.17% of 5,949 tests were positive. There are 697 patients in hospitals, as 55 of them are in intensive care. Yesterday there were 117 new hospital admissions and 73 patients died. The number of recoveries reached 931.

1,157 people were vaccinated during the past day. There are already 2,073,027 people in this country who have completed the vaccination cycle. There are 912,844 who have received a booster dose and 40,275 with an adapted booster dose, it was reported.



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