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20 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Bulgaria on May 6

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The number of Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 1,778, the National Crisis Headquarters announced. 20 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on May 6. Most new cases were reported as a result of targeted testing of certain groups, the Secretary of the National Crisis Headquarters Associate Professor Dimo Dimov announced. 353 people with Covid-19 were admitted to hospitals, of whom 38 are in intensive-care units. The Covid-19 death toll rose to 84 people. A sixty seven-year-old man died in the district hospital in Veliko Tarnovo. Seventy-year-old man died in Yambol. The two men had underlying health conditions. 18 patients have recovered from Covid-19 today. Thus, the total number of people who recovered from Covid-19 reached 360.




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