Sofia, Bulgaria: According to the data shared in the unified information portal, a total of 1180 additional infections of the deadly COVID-19 mutant have been recorded in Bulgaria as of April 5, 2022. With this, the total number of active cases of COVID-19 in the European country increased to 173 859, meanwhile, taking the overall tally of confirmed COVID infections to 1 141 859 since the beginning of the outbreak.Â
These new cases were detected from the total 12 333 COVID-19 tests conducted in the previous year, as per the portal’s data. The positivity rate of the mutant stands at 9.56%.Â
A total of forty (40) COVID patients lost their lives to the contagious virus in the last 24 hours, as of April 5, 2022, bringing the total number of the COVID-19 related fatalities to 36 608.Â
There are a total of 5033 patients with the COVID-19 virus who got recovered from the mutant in the time frame past 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 931 682, as per the official data. Â
For the present time, there are a total of 1618 patients who are in the hospital facilities of Bulgaria, including the recently admitted 229 patients. There are a total of 190 COVID patients in intensive care units -ICU, which is less than as compared to the data of April 4, 2022.Â
Immunisation statics of the European nation –Â
In regards to vaccination, in Bulgaria, there are a total of 2,051,130 individuals who have taken at least one jab of the COVID-19 vaccines and are partially vaccinated against the contagious virus to date. This number of citizens represents around 29.6% of the total targeted eligible population.Â
On the other hand, there are a total of 725,866 individuals who have taken their required number of the WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines and are now fully inoculated against COVID-19, accounting for nearly 10.5% of the total targeted eligible population of Bulgaria, according to the official data shared.Â
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