Sofia, Bulgaria: The European country of Bulgaria has recorded a total of additional 182 cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, as per the data shared in the unified information portal.
These fresh COVID infections were detected from the additional 4061 tests conducted by the healthcare facilities in the Balkan state during the last day. The positivity rate of the additional COVID-19 infections stands at 4.4%.
With this, the total count of active COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria has hiked to 73,169.
According to the data, there are a total of three patients with the contagious viral illness who lost their lives to the deadliest mutant on June 2, 2022. All of the deceased belonged to the category of unvaccinated individuals.
Meanwhile, a total of 676 COVID patients have recovered from the virus and have been discharged from the hospital facilities. However, for the present time, there are a total of 351 patients who are in the hospital facilities, including the recently admitted twenty-six (26). There are a total of thirty-four (34) patients who are in intensive care units – ICU.
Additional 499 doses of the WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Bulgaria during the previous day.
The official data states that as of June 2, 2022, there are a total of 2,059,753 individuals in the European country who have received their required number of COVID-19 jabs and are now in the category of fully vaccinated individuals. This number of individuals represents nearly 29.7% of the total targeted eligible population of Bulgaria.
The country contains the “lowest” COVID vaccination rate as compared to the other European countries.
More than 490,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Bulgaria, according to the official data present.