COVID-19 Update: 451 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.9%

August 30 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases
in Bulgaria reached 451,599, after 7,695 tests identified 451
new infections on Sunday, according to data posted Monday on the
 national coronavirus information platform at
https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at
5.9 per cent.

The capital Sofia tops the list of new cases with 66 positive
tests, followed by Varna Region with 64 cases and Burgas Region
with 36.

The active cases are 28,512. Currently, the hospitalized
patients number 3,451, including 298 in intensive care.

26 fatalities are reported, and the death toll now adds up to
18,731.

With 2,540 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 2,288,715
persons in aggregate have received a coronavirus vaccination so
far, including  1,156,729 who are fully vaccinated. RY/







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Source: Sofia