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53 new Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria

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53 new cases of Covid-19 have been registered in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, of which 6 are medics, the National Operational Headquarters announced this morning.
So far, a total of 46,510 tests have been done in the country, which makes 6,644 tests per 1 million peopleCases of the virus have been confirmed in 12 of the 28 administrative districts in the country, as the number of active cases is 1,199. 
In the last 24 hours, 10 people have been discharged from hospital, this making the number of recovered patients 276. Currently, 317 people are in hospitals for treatment, 40 of them in intensive care clinics.
One new death in Vidin has brought the coronavirus death toll to 66




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