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Bulgaria reports highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in past 24 hours

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3,712 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 8,820 PCR tests performed, data of the Single Information Portal show. 42.08% of the PCR tests have returned positive. The number of active cases reached 87,073. A total of 6,548 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, 410 of whom in intensive care units. 

2,518 people have recovered in the past 24 hours, thus bringing the total number of Covid-19 recoveries to 42,620. 141 people have died in the past 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus fatalities reached 3,367.

5,280 medics have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. 154 medics have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.




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