There were 783 new Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria in the past day. 14.9% of the tests came back positive, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show. The highest number of new cases was in Sofia - 287, Plovdiv - 59 and Varna - 48.
The number of hospitalised patients was 676, 43 of them in intensive care units. New admissions to hospitals were 84. Nine patients died. The number of people treated in the last 24 hours is 695.
Immunizations in the last 24 hours were 1509. There are 2 072 629 people who have completed their vaccination cycle, of which 904 778 with booster doses and 32 210 with additional adapted vaccine.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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