site.btaCOVID-19 Update: 221 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.6%

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,287,256 after 3,938 tests identified 221 new infections on Wednesday, of which 56.11% were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 5.6%.

Sofia City Region tops the list of new cases with 75 positive tests, followed by Veliko Tarnovo Region with 17 cases and Plovdiv Region with 12.

The active cases are 4,486. Currently, the hospitalized patients number 370, including  42 in intensive care. Of the 79 new hospital admissions, 41% were not vaccinated.

The infected medical staff have reached 26,234.

Another 439 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,244,731. No new fatalities were reported, and the death toll remains unchanged at 38,039.

With 569 new inoculations over the last 24 hours, 4,596,687 vaccine doses have been administered so far, 2,074,240 people are fully vaccinated, and 933,655 have received a booster jab (including 61,086 reboostered).