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Bulgaria reports 154 new cases of Covid-19

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154 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 5,856 PCR tests performed. 2.6% of all PCR tests returned positive, data of the Single Coronavirus Information Portal show. 150 patients have recovered from the virus and 10 people have died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. 

740 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, 37 of whom in intensive care units. The number of people in ICUs is lower as compared to previous days. Most new cases have been reported in Sofia-47, in Blagoevgrad-29 and in Stara Zagora-10.




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