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Bulgaria reports 188 new cases of Covid-19 out of 6,748 PCR tests performed

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188 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 6,784 PCR tests performed. 2.77% of all PCR tests returned positive. The total number of Covid-19 cases rose to 16,454. There are 4,197 active cases at present. 737 patients are receiving medical treatment in hospitals, 62 of whom in intensive care units. 

13 people have died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, thus brining the Covid-19 death toll to 642 people. 132 people have recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours. A total of 11,615 patients have already recovered since the beginning of the pandemic.




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