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

Total number of Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria up to 1,234, number of recoveries is 197

Ventsislav Mutafchiyski
Photo: Council of Ministers press service

63 is the number of newly registered coronavirus cases in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours, a 5.4% increase in the number of new cases, General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, head of the National Crisis Staff announced at Saturday morning’s regular briefing.

The biggest number of confirmed new cases is in Pleven – 19, 7 are from Misia factory and 5 have been in contact with workers at the factory. The number of newly registered cases in Sofia is 16, in Vidin - 7, Blagoevgrad - 5, Burgas - 4, Kyustendil and Stara Zagora– 3 each, Silistra - 2, and in Pazardzhik, Pernik, Plovdiv and Yambol – 1 each.

The total number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the country is now 1,234, the active cases - 983. 54 Covid-19 patients have died, 197 have recovered.

The National Crisis Staff will advise mayors to set down the rules by which children and their parents will be allowed to go to parks. This will take place after an experiment to be conducted in Sofia tomorrow. 



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

Freezing temperatures expected in most regions of Bulgaria on Friday

On Friday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between - 20°C and - 5°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 13°C.  During the day, it will be mostly sunny. There will be a weak, in the eastern regions to moderate wind from the..

published on 2/20/25 7:35 PM

Hackers claim they have data from the Supreme Administrative Court

Hacker group Ransomhouse announced on its website that it has data leaked from the information systems of the Supreme Administrative Court. As evidence, documents with lists of names and personal data of employees, as well as various documents have..

published on 2/20/25 6:38 PM

Bulgarian producers want more farmers' markets

The situation in the country illustrates the urgent need for the state to create conditions for holding more farmers' markets, where farmers can sell their produce directly to consumers. This was stated by the Bulgarian Farmers' Union in connection..

published on 2/20/25 5:31 PM