Sofia, Bulgaria: The COVID-19 situation in the Balkan state of Bulgaria is slowly getting back on track. A total of additional 123 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded in Bulgaria during the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 update has been shared in the unified information portal of June 27, 2022.
These new cases have been recorded of the additional 1134 tests conducted by the healthcare staff at the testing facilities throughout the country during the last 24 hours. The positivity rate of the fresh COVID-19 infections accounts for around 10.84%.
Although, no COVID-19 patient lost its’ life to the deadliest viral illness during the past day. At the present time, there are a total of 320 patients with the COVID-19 virus in the hospital facilities, including the newly admitted patients during the last day, the statistics of the portal further add.
There are a total of twenty-six (26) patients who at present are being treated in intensive care units – ICU.
The country is also speeding up its vaccination drive and is all set to start administering the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (second booster shot). According to the data shared, till June 26, in Bulgaria, there are a total of 2,061,364 individuals who are in the category of the fully vaccinated population by receiving their required number of the WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines. This number of individuals accounts for around 29.8% of the total targeted eligible population of the European nation.
More than 4.92 million doses of the COVID vaccines so far have been administered in the Balkan state of Bulgaria.
On the other end, nearly 61.4% of the world’s population received the recommended number of the WHO-approved COVID vaccines and are now in the category of fully vaccinated individuals.