site.btaCOVID-19 Update: 4,957 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 22.26%
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COVID-19 Update:
4,957 New Cases,
Test Positivity Rate at 22.26%
Sofia, October 20 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases
in Bulgaria reached 550,555, after 22,264 tests identified
4,957 newly infected persons on Tuesday, of whom 84.91 per cent
are unvaccinated, according to data posted on
https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at
18.6 per cent.
Sofia City Region tops the list of new cases with 1,426 positive
tests, followed by Plovdiv Region with 479 cases and Varna
Region with 366 cases.
The active cases are 65,331. Currently, the hospitalized
patients number 6,377, including 558 in intensive care. Of the
895 newly hospitalized patients, 89.61 per cent are
unvaccinated.
Another 2,743 COVID-19 patients recovered over the last 24
hours, bringing the total to 462,612.
A total of 124 fatalities were reported, of whom 95.16 per cent
were unvaccinated, and the death toll now adds up to 22,612.
With 9,097 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 2,643,788
vaccine doses have been administered so far, 1,393,292 people
are fully vaccinated and 9,311 people have received a booster
dose.
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A Green Certificate proving vaccination against COVID-19, recovery from the coronavirus or a negative PRC or antigen test, will be required for entry in various sites and events only for people aged over 18. Those under the age of 18 are exempt from this requirement, according to the Health Minister's order introducing new antiepidemic measures as of October 21, it transpired on Wednesday.
A day earlier, caretaker Health Minister Stoycho Katsarov said that the exemption applies to children aged under 12.
RY/DS
/ДЛ/
DS1218.104
104 COVID-19 - DAILY - UPDATE Amplified
COVID-19 Update:
4,957 New Cases,
Test Positivity Rate at 22.26%
Sofia, October 20 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases
in Bulgaria reached 550,555, after 22,264 tests identified
4,957 newly infected persons on Tuesday, of whom 84.91 per cent
are unvaccinated, according to data posted on
https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at
18.6 per cent.
Sofia City Region tops the list of new cases with 1,426 positive
tests, followed by Plovdiv Region with 479 cases and Varna
Region with 366 cases.
The active cases are 65,331. Currently, the hospitalized
patients number 6,377, including 558 in intensive care. Of the
895 newly hospitalized patients, 89.61 per cent are
unvaccinated.
Another 2,743 COVID-19 patients recovered over the last 24
hours, bringing the total to 462,612.
A total of 124 fatalities were reported, of whom 95.16 per cent
were unvaccinated, and the death toll now adds up to 22,612.
With 9,097 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 2,643,788
vaccine doses have been administered so far, 1,393,292 people
are fully vaccinated and 9,311 people have received a booster
dose.
***
A Green Certificate proving vaccination against COVID-19, recovery from the coronavirus or a negative PRC or antigen test, will be required for entry in various sites and events only for people aged over 18. Those under the age of 18 are exempt from this requirement, according to the Health Minister's order introducing new antiepidemic measures as of October 21, it transpired on Wednesday.
A day earlier, caretaker Health Minister Stoycho Katsarov said that the exemption applies to children aged under 12.
RY/DS
/ДЛ/
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