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One person died overnight with Covid 

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In the last 24 hours, 58 new cases of Covid infection have been reported in the country. Cases are down by 127 compared to the previous day. More than 65.5% of the newly infected were not vaccinated. Of the 993 tests carried out, 5.84% were positive, compared to 6% on Saturday, the portal coronavirus.bg reported.   

The number of registered active cases increased by 53 to 4,441, down from 5,404 cases a week earlier. Nine people were hospitalized - six of them, or more than 66%, were not vaccinated. Hospitalized persons increased by three to 354. There were 40 infected in the intensive care unit.  
     
One person was recorded to have died during the day with a confirmed case. He had not been immunised. 

On Saturday, four people were cured. Eight vaccines were administered.



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