December 20 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 724,793, after 15,637 tests identified 456 new infections in the past 24 hours, 80.48 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 2.9 per cent.

The active cases are 96,008. Currently, the hospitalized patients number 4,613, including 527 in intensive care. Of the 139 hospital admissions, 87.77 per cent were not vaccinated.

Another 241 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 598,703.

Thirty-five fatalities were reported ([77.14 per cent unvaccinated), and the death toll now adds up to 30,082.

With 3,919 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 3 587 678 vaccine doses have been administered so far. DT//

Source: Sofia