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Bulgaria reports 240 new cases of Covid-19 out of 4,820 PCR tests performed

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240 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 4,820 PCR tests performed. 4.98% of all PCR tests returned positive. The biggest number of new cases was registered in Sofia- 47, followed by Burgas-26 and Varna-24 cases. 

6 patients have died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. 887 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, 50 of whom in intensive care units, data of the Single Information Portal show.

The total number of Covid-19 cases confirmed since the beginning of the pandemic reached 21,336. There are 5,559 active cases at present. A total of 14,939 people have recovered from the virus, 152 of whom were cured in the past 24 hours.




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