site.btaCOVID-19 Update: 1,038 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 9.54%

SC 09:35:01 26-09-2021
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COVID-19 Update:
1,038 New Cases,
Test Positivity Rate at 9.54%


Sofia, September 26 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 492,365 after 10,875 tests identified 1,038 new infections on Saturday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/ early on Sunday. The test positivity rate now stands at a little over 9.54 per cent.

Twenty-six fatalities were reported, none of whom were vaccinated, bringing the total death toll since the start of the pandemic to 20,449.

A total of 447 people have recovered from the infection on Saturday, bringing the total number of recoveries since the start of the pandemic to to 429,507.

The active COVID-19 cases on Saturday stood at 42,409. The number of hospitalized patients was 5,040, of whom 428 were in intensive care. A total of 229 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized Saturday, of whom only 20 were vaccinated (8.73 per cent).

A total of 2,467 people were vaccinated on Saturday, bringing the total number of administered doses to 2,507,048. The number of fully vaccinated people now stands at 1,307,993. MY
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