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354 new cases of coronavirus - 67% of them not vaccinated

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In the last 24 hours, 354 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed out of 3,989 tests carried out, according to the Single Information Portal. Nearly 9% of the samples tested positive. 67% of the newly infected have not been vaccinated. 

The highest number of new cases was in Sofia - 126, and in Plovdiv - 21. 

There are 907 patients in hospital - 105 of them in intensive care. 81% of the 63 new cases are not vaccinated. 

Seven people have died - over 86% of them have not been immunized, while 110 have recovered. 

Active cases total 156 501. Yesterday, 57 doses of coronavirus vaccine were administered. There are 2,054,600 people with completed immunization of Bulgaria's 6,896,663 population. 742,321 have had a booster dose.



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