Number of patients in serious condition soars to highest point in almost a year; vaccinated patients over 60 are 6.7 times less likely to develop severe illness than their unvaccinated compatriots while vaccinated under 60s are three times more protected
Israeli hospitals treating 87 COVID-19 patients in serious condition, down from 96 on Sunday; nearly 86% of severe cases reported among unvaccinated patients, over 95% in the under 60 age group
Infections continue to surge due to highly infectious Omicron variant, but hospitalizations remain stable, with the number of serious patients declining from 87 to 84; Health Ministry recommends to drastically roll back travel bans
Bulgaria reports 1,426 new cases of Covid-19 in one day published on 3/7/21 9:54 AM
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Bulgaria has reported 1,426 new cases of Covid-19 for the past 24 hours, with 10,473 tests performed. 13.6% of the samples returned positive, according to the National Coronavirus Information Portal. The highest number of infections is registered in Sofia - 406, followed by Burgas - 127 and Varna - 112.
There are currently 5,629 patients in hospitals, as 452 are in intensive care units.
In the past day, 584 patients were discharged from hospital and 22 people died.
A total of 2,654 people received a vaccination jab, thus bringing the total number of vaccinated persons to 287,000.
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 365 published on 3/7/21 6:20 PM
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Bulgaria expects shipment of new vaccines on Monday
Tomorrow, March 8, Bulgaria expects the arrival of another 21,060 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19. The new amounts of the vaccine will be distributed around the country from the logistics centre in Sofia.
Bulgaria reports 1,426 new cases of Covid-19 in one day
Bulgaria has reported 1,426 new cases of Covid-19 for the past 24 hours, with 10,473 tests performed. 13.6% of the samples returned positive, according to the National Coronavirus Information Portal. The highest number of infections is registered in Sofia - 406, followed by Burgas - 127 and Varna - 112.