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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Bulgaria up to 800

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The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria is now 800, the National Crisis Staff has announced.

17 new cases have been confirmed on 16 April, 10 of them in the capital city. Sofia is the biggest coronavirus cluster in the country. 227 of the Covid-19 patients are in hospital, and 37 are in intensive care.

38 people with a confirmed coronavirus infection have died. 122 have recovered, or 15% of all people who have tested positive for coronavirus.

According to the mathematical model applied, the medical authorities register 2 in 11-7 cases, said the head of the National Crisis Staff General Mutafchiyski. The incidence among high-risk groups is below 1%. The admissible number of coronavirus cases in Bulgaria is up to 7,000, General Mutafchiyski said. 



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