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Bulgaria reports 1,800 new cases of Covid-19 out of 13,026 tests performed

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1,800 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 13,026 tests performed. Nearly 14% of the tests have returned positive result. The highest number of new infections was reported in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia-496, followed by Plovdiv-181 and Burgas-154.

4,037 patients are in hospital, including 349 in intensive care units.

45 patients have died and 471 people have recovered in the past 24 hours.

17,163 vaccines against Covid-19 have been administered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of inoculations in this country to 148,266. 29,677 people have already received their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine. 352 vaccination offices have been opened in Bulgaria.




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