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Seven Covid-related deaths in Bulgaria for a day, pandemic indicators rise

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There were 885 new Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria in the past day, which is 14 less in comparison to the day before. 55% of the newly infected are non-vaccinated citizens. 15.1% of 5,858 tests were positive, compared to 13.9% of the indicator on Wednesday, according to the coronavirus.bg portal.

The number of registered patients increased by 207 to 10,709. A total of 92 patients were admitted to hospitals yesterday as 75.8% were not immunized. The total number of hospitalized patients increased by 11 to 688. There are 46 infected people in intensive care.

Seven coronavirus patients passed away yesterday. 5 of the deceased were not immunized. The number of recoveries reached 671. A total of 1692 vaccines were administered on Wednesday.




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