563 citizens tested positive on Saturday, taking the total positive case count from the beginning of the pandemic to 188,557.

According to estimates from the health ministry, there are 7,894 active cases across the country, of which 175 are hospitalized.

Albania has lowered the vaccination age to 16 and started applying booster doses for citizens older than 65.

Earlier during the day, PM Edi Rama urged citizens to get jabbed amid warnings that unvaccinated people will be barred from entering public spaces.

The official death toll, according to a tally kept by national health authorities, is 2,950.