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Two new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria registered in Sofia

Pirogov Hospital
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Two people from Sofia have tested positive for coronavirus last night and have been placed at the Pirogov Institute for Emergency care in the Bulgarian capital, the head of the National Crisis Staff General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, announced this morning. The infected persons are a family couple - a 66-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man. The woman is in serious condition and the man's condition is not so serious. A procedure for testing and quarantining 89 people with whom patients were in contact is ongoing. 

As of last night, the number of cases of coronavirus reported so far in Bulgaria has become six.



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