August 18 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases
in Bulgaria reached 435,940 after 21,906 tests identified 1,405
new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on
https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at
6.4 per cent.

The active cases are 16,983. Currently, the hospitalized
patients number 1,832, including 160 in intensive care.

Another 160 COVID-19 patients have recovered on Tuesday.
Nineteen fatalities were reported.

A total of 12,219 vaccine doses were administered, bringing the
total to 2,176,168. RY/MY

/МЙ/