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Slight rise in number of Covid-19 cases in past day

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99 is the number of new Covid-19 cases out of 4,506 tests performed in the country in the past 24 hours, a positivity rate of 2.2%, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show.

182 patients are being treated in hospital, 18 of them in intensive care. 17 have been admitted to hospital in the past day.

Two Covid-related deaths have been registered in the country in the past 24 hours, and 77 recoveries.

79 doses of vaccine have been administered in the past day, 2,075,892 is the number of people in the country with a completed vaccination cycle, 943,214 is the number of people who have taken a booster shot, and 70,644 – an adapted booster shot.



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