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

Bulgaria reports record high number of new Covid-19 cases

Photo: EPA/BGNES-archive

5,176 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 20,455 tests performed, indicate data of the Single Coronavirus Information Portal. 25.3% of the tests have returned positive result. The highest number of new infections was reported in Sofia-1,321, followed by Varna district-463 and Plovdiv district-425.

There are 69,666 active cases of Covid-19. There are 9,811 patients in hospital, as 748 of them are in intensive care units. 155 patients have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the Covid-19 death toll to 13,068 since the beginning of the pandemic. 3,219 people have recovered in the past 24 hours.

13,183 vaccines have been administered in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of inoculations against Covid-19 to 458,731. 93,081 people have already received their second vaccine dose.




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

Highway E-75 passing via Belgrade (illustrative photo)

Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry warns of traffic problems in Serbia on E-75

A 7-hour blockade of the Gazela Bridge in Belgrade has been announced from 11:00 to 18:00 on Sunday, February 9, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed. The bridge is part of the international road E-75. The Bulgarian authorities recommend that..

published on 2/9/25 11:01 AM

Indian-Bulgarian business chamber: We need import of workers from India

The demographic crisis is one of the biggest problems in Bulgaria and its solution depends on whether the country will continue to grow economically in order to reach an equal standard with the rest of EU member states . The only possible solution for..

published on 2/9/25 9:45 AM

Sun over the mountains, rain and snow over the Black Sea coast

On Sunday there will be significant clouds in the morning over most of the Danube Plain, but around midday the clouds will disperse and the weather will be predominantly sunny. Over the Eastern parts of the country there will be clouds, with light..

published on 2/8/25 6:05 PM