site.btaCOVID-19 Update: 1,891 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 6.4%

SC 10:16:01 24-08-2021
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104 COVID-19 - DAILY - UPDATE

COVID-19 Update:
1,891 New Cases,
Test Positivity Rate at 6.4%


Sofia, August 24 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases
in Bulgaria reached 443,186, after 29,529 tests identified 1,891
new infections on Monday, according to data posted on
https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at
6.4 per cent.

Sofia City Region tops the list of new cases with 349 positive
tests, followed by Plovdiv Region with 258 cases and Varna and
Veliko Turnovo regions with 117 each.

The active cases are 22,386. Currently, the hospitalized
patients number 2,702, including 223 in intensive care.

The infected medical staff have reached 13,654.

Another 626 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the last 24
hours, bringing the total to 402,268.

Fifty-seven fatalities were reported, and the death toll now
adds up to 18,532.

With 9,883 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 2,228,826
vaccine doses have been administered so far, including 1,119,571
completed vaccination courses. RY/LG

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