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704 new Covid-19 cases and 8 deaths for a day

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A total of 704 coronavirus cases were registered in Bulgaria yesterday after 5,354 tests, according to official data. 13% of the tests returned positive result. 65% of the newly infected are non-vaccinated people.

Most of the new cases are in Sofia – 195, followed by Plovdiv - 51, and Varna - 38. There are 566 patients in hospital - 30 of them in intensive care. 70% of the newly admitted 96 patients have not been vaccinated. Eight people passed away and 507 recovered. The number of active coronavirus cases reached 9,902.

On Friday, 1,158 vaccines doses were administered. There are 2,070,947 people in Bulgaria with completed immunization. 69,948 have also had a booster dose.




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