Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria reports record high number of Covid-19 deaths and recoveries in past 24 hours

Photo: BTA-archive

3,146 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 7,244 PCR tests performed, data of the Single Information Portal show. 43% of the PCR tests have returned positive. The number of active cases of coronavirus infection reached 83,671. The total number of Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic rose to 124, 966.

6,270 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, 399 of whom in intensive care units. A record-high number of recoveries have been registered in the past 24 hours-1,702. The total number of Covid-19 recoveries reached 38,266. A record high number of Covid-19 deaths have been reported since the beginning of the pandemic-189 patients have died in the past 24 hours. The total number of Covid-19 fatalities reached 3,069.




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

Bulgaria to receive two F-16 Block 70 aircraft “very soon”, says Bulgarian Air Force commander

Two more F-16 Block 70 aircraft are expected to arrive in Bulgaria very soon. This was announced by the commander of the Air Force, Major General Nikolay Rusev, in front of journalists. So far, Bulgaria has received four F-16 Block 70 aircraft..

published on 10/16/25 3:00 PM

Bulgarian President Radev will no longer use National Guard Service transport

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has announced that as of October 20 this year he will travel to work in his personal car. “When a law is being adopted that forces people to do state work in their personal cars, I will stand in solidarity with them,” he..

published on 10/16/25 2:53 PM
General Major Nikolay Rusev

Bulgaria will seek a system for maximum protection against drones

We want to buy a system that has maximum protection against drones. This does not mean that it has a mechanical effect on the drone, but at least that it has some electromagnetic or blocking control of the device. This was explained to BNT by Maj. Gen...

published on 10/16/25 1:22 PM