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7,473 hospital beds are now ready for COVID-19 patients

33 new coronavirus cases have been registered in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing their total number up to 276, announced General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, head of the National Crisis Staff at Friday morning’s regular briefing.

6,454 tests have been carried out in the country. Over the past 3 days the incidence of coronavirus has been growing by 12-14% a day. 7,473 hospital beds are now ready for COVID-19 patients which means a 10-fold increase. The number of intensive care beds with ventilators is in excess of 1,000. The new regions with registered COVID-19 cases are Kardzhali and Haskovo, General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski said. 



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