Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Grim record: Over 9% of PCR tests performed return positive

Photo: Maya Shtarbanova

437 new Covid-19 cases have been registered in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours, a new grim record since the start of the pandemic, and 1 more than the record number of new cases registered during the previous 24 hours. Out of the total of 4,541 PCR tests performed 9.62 % have returned positive.

The highest number of newly registered coronavirus cases is again in Sofia – 124, followed by Plovdiv - 65, Varna – 35, Blagoevgrad - 30, Bourgas – 28, Stara Zagora - 28. This is indicated by Single Information Portal data.

The active cases now number 6,422. 

1,033 patients with coronavirus are in hospital, of them 53 are in intensive care units. 11 have died over the past 24 hours bringing the death toll up to 879.

138 have recovered over the past 24 hours. A total of 556,761 tests have so far been performed in Bulgaria, of which 22,743, or 4.08 % have returned positive. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

The election of the new Bulgarian Patriarch has begun

The delegates of the fourth Patriarchal Electoral Church Council are already voting for new Bulgarian Patriarch. He will be elected with a two-thirds majority of their votes from among three candidates: Metropolitan Gregory of Vratsa, Metropolitan..

published on 6/30/24 10:33 AM

Bulgarian Orthodox Church pays homage to all saints

On today's day the Bulgaria Orthodox Church pays tribute to the historical personalities who have lived in Bulgarian lands since the 1st century and canonized as saints . All of them were people of faith and spirit and by their deeds strengthened the..

published on 6/30/24 6:05 AM

Heat wave will be back on Sunday

Tomorrow the weather in Bulgaria will be sunny, hot in the afternoon. Maximum temperatures will be mostly between 32°C and 37°C, in Sofia - around 32°C. Over the mountains it will be sunny. In the afternoon there will be light clouds. A..

published on 6/29/24 6:15 PM