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104 COVID-19 - DAILY - UPDATE

COVID-19 Update:
81 New Cases,
Test Positivity Rate at 1.2 Per Cent


Sofia, May 24 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 416,646, after 6,761 tests identified 81 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 1.2 per cent.

The active cases are 25,765. Currently, the hospitalized patients number 3,807, including 402 in intensive care.

Some 183 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 373,385.

Nine fatalities were reported, and the death toll now adds up to 17,496.

With 3,668 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 1,260,683 persons in aggregate have received a coronavirus vaccination so far, including more than 501,000 who are fully vaccinated. /ZH