Sofia, February 8 (BTA) - A total of 8,012 new COVID-19 cases were identified in Bulgaria on Monday by 37,509 tests. The test positivity rate now stands at 21.36 per cent, show data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/.

A total of 75.69 per cent of newly infected people were not vaccinated against COVID-19. Monday's COVID-19 fatalities add up to 176, of whom 90.34 per cent were unvaccinated. A total of 5,782 people have recovered from the disease. The registered active COVID-19 cases are 261,577. A total of 6,256 people infected with COVID-19 are hospitalized, of whom 623 in intensive care units. The new hospitalizations on Monday were 1,145, of whom 87.07 per cent are unvaccinated.

A total of 5,671 vaccine doses against COVID-19 were administered on Monday. MY