site.btaCOVID-19 Update: 55 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 0.4%

Sofia, July 9 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in
Bulgaria reached 422,353 after 12,565 tests identified 55 new
infections on Thursday, according to data posted on
https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at
0.4 per cent.

Sofia City Region tops the list of new infections with 19
positive tests, followed by the regions of Plovdiv and Stara
Zagora with six cases each.

The active cases are 8,000. Currently, the hospitalized patients
 number 895, including 108 in intensive care.

Another 158 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the last 24
hours, bringing the total to 396,219.

Five fatalities were reported, and the death toll now adds up to
 18,134.

With 12,293 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 1,835,681
vaccine doses have been administered so far and 841,794 people
are fully vaccinated. DD