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

Bulgaria reports slight increase in new infections and hospitalizations in the past day

Photo: EPA/BGNES

882 are the new infections with Covid-19 for the past day with 782 on Thursday. 4.7% of the 18,733 tests performed were positive, which is also an increase compared to 4.3% a day earlier. The highest number of new cases are registered in Sofia - 228, in Burgas -79 and in Plovdiv - 66.

The registered active patients are currently 13,216 compared to 12,577 in the previous 24 hours. The number of hospitalized has increased by 42 patients to 1,264. 106 patients are now in intensive care and this indicator has decreased by two patients. 
15 people died during the past day with established coronavirus. There were 228 recoveries.
11,841 vaccines were administered on Thursday. There are now 1,063,195 people in Bulgaria with full immunization.



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

MP Ramadan Atalay

MP Ramadan Atalay: Peevski wants to take control of electricity distribution companies

The problems with electricity supply during the Christmas and New Year holidays are the result of neglect of the electricity grid and the lack of control by the Ministry of Energy . This opinion was expressed to the Bulgarian National Radio by Ramadan..

published on 1/5/25 1:22 PM

Armenians in Bulgaria celebrate Christmas Eve

Armenians celebrate Christmas Eve on January 5 . On this occasion, a pre-holiday service will be held in the Armenian Church in Sofia. Pomegranates ("nur orkhnek") will be consecrated, which will be distributed to the laity after the service...

published on 1/5/25 11:59 AM
Existing and planned LOFAR stations

Bulgaria is on track to acquire the ultra-modern LOFAR-BG radio telescope

The first radio telescope in Bulgaria and Southeast Europe, known as LOFAR-BG , is scheduled to be completed in 2025. It will be part of the Dutch Institute for Radio Astronomy ASTRON, BNR reporter Dobromir Videv reported.  The facility, the size..

published on 1/5/25 10:51 AM