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

Bulgaria has registered 457 new infections of Covid-19 in past day

Photo: Radio Shumen

In the last 24 hours, 457 cases of coronavirus have been identified from the 8,130 tests performed, data of the National Coronavirus Information Portal shows. 5.6% of the tests came back positive. 61% of newly infected have not been vaccinated. 

The highest number of new cases is in Sofia - 170, in Blagoevgrad - 28, and in Burgas - 23. There are currently 99,213 active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria.

There are currently 572 patients in hospital as 50 of them are in intensive care units.  

Six people have died in the past day as all of them were not vaccinated.

781 doses of coronavirus vaccines were administered yesterday. 2,058,090 people have completed the immunization cycle. 753,956 Bulgarians have received a booster dose.



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

Sunny weather expected on Easter

It will be mostly sunny on Sunday. Clouds will form over the mountains in the afternoon hours with a chance of isolated showers. The weather will be calm in most parts of the country. There will be light northeasterly wind in Eastern Bulgaria. The..

published on 5/4/24 5:20 PM

The Holy Synod: God's gifts are countless, but the Resurrection is the greatest among them

''Jesus Christ’s victory over death, darkness and the all-consuming and destructive power of evil, is the culmination, the highest and most categorical expression of God's love for us and for the entire creation'', reads the Paschal message to..

published on 5/4/24 5:13 PM
The village of Momchilovtsi

Momchilovtsi and its 30 chapels attract pilgrims from the country and abroad

The thirty chapels of Momchilovtsi are among the most visited tourist attractions in the Rhodope village during the Easter holidays.  "Routes for pilgrimage tourism lead to the chapels that protect the village", says Mayor Siyka Surkova. In..

published on 5/4/24 12:42 PM