Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 5,863 new cases, positivity rate rises

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 5,863 from 44,814 tests, the daily report on the National Information Portal shows on November 3.

Test positivity rate rose to a little above 13%.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 614,362.

The active cases are 105,543.

Of the total, 8,149 patients are in hospitals, 696 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

· 2,587 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 484,365

· 18,804 administered doses of Covid-19 vaccines, bringing the total to date to 2,893,502

· 145 Covid-19 related deaths, thus the death toll to date is 24,454.

Of the daily cases, 86.51% had not been vaccinated.

Of those who died, 91.03% had not been vaccinated.

There were 999 new hospitalisations, of which 89.99% had not been vaccinated.

*Those considered to be vaccinated had completed the course of vaccination with 2 shots.