Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Slight decline in number of new Covid cases

Photo: library

There have been 4,522 new coronavirus cases in the country for a day. 18% of 25,040 tests returned positive result, according to the portal coronavirus.bg. 85.6% of newly diagnosed patients are non-vaccinated. In comparison to Wednesday, the number of infected decreased by 435 people, and the percentage of new cases declined by 4.3 percent.

The number of registered active patients rose by 445 and has reached 68,776. A total of 6,494 patients are in hospital as 567 of them are in intensive care. 86.83% of newly hospitalized patients are non-vaccinated. 970 people recovered.

107 people with Covid passed away in the past day. 93.46% of them we non-vaccinated. 13,484 vaccines were administered on Wednesday. The number of people with completed immunization exceeds 1,400,000.



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

Italy supports Bulgaria's full-fledged membership in Schengen

Italy supports Bulgaria's full-fledged membership in the Schengen area, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said. Mattarella is on a two-day visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rumen Radev. The two discussed the development of relations in..

published on 4/18/24 9:29 AM

The Ambassador of Iran to Bulgaria was summoned to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On 16 April 2024, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Bulgaria Mr. Alireza Irvash was summoned to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of Iran’s attack on Israel on 14 April..

published on 4/18/24 8:45 AM
Ylva Johansson

Bulgaria and Romania update cross-border police cooperation agreement

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Romanian Deputy PM and Minister of Interior Cătălin Marian Predoiu are arriving today on a working visit to Bulgaria. The visit comes at the invitation of the Minister of..

published on 4/18/24 8:00 AM