site.btaCOVID-19 Update: 1,564 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate Sligtly over 6.0%

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104 COVID-19 - DAILY - UPDATE

COVID-19 Update:
1,564 New Cases,
Test Positivity Rate Sligtly over 6.0%


Sofia, September 3 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19
cases in Bulgaria reached 459,051 after 25,799 tests identified
1,564 new infections on Thursday, according to data posted on
https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at
slightly over 6 per cent.

Sofia tops the list of new cases with 220 positive tests,
followed by the regions of Varna with 167 cases and Plovdiv with
166.

Currently, the hospitalized patients number 3,985, including 333
in intensive care.

Another 684 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the last 24
hours, bringing the total to 407,029.

Fifty-one fatalities were reported, and the death toll now adds
up to 19,001./BR

With 12,050 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 2,324,643
vaccine doses have been administered so far and 1,180,497 people
are fully vaccinated.

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