site.btaCOVID-19 Update: 58 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.8%

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,287,652, after 993 tests identified 58 new infections on Saturday, 65.52% of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 5.84%. 

Sofia City Region tops the list of new cases with 17 positive tests.

The active cases are 4,441. Currently, the hospitalized patients number 354, including 40 in intensive care. Of the 9 new hospital admissions, 66.67% were not vaccinated.

Another 4 COVID-19 patients recovered over the last 24 hours, bringing the total recoveries to 1,245,162.

One fatality was reported (unvaccinated), bringing the death toll to 38,049.

With 8 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 4,597,530 vaccine doses have been administered so far.