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Bulgaria registers 7 Covid-related deaths in past day

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There were 262 new Covid cases in Bulgaria in the past day or 13 less than the day before. Over 66.4% of the newly infected are non-vaccinated citizens. 4.6% out of 5,655 tests were positive, according to the portal coronavirus.bg.

The number of registered patients declined to 85,928. Yesterday, 48 infected patients were admitted to hospitals. 34 of the newly hospitalized or 70.83% were not vaccinated. The number of hospitalizations decreased to 561 as 50 people are in intensive care.

During the past day, 7 Covid patients passed away. Four of them were not vaccinated. 3,264 people recovered. 767 vaccines were administered on Thursday as the total number of administered doses in this country reached 4,394,404.



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