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

Bulgaria reports 1,107 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 21%

Photo: BGNES

1,107 is the number of new Covid-19 cases out of 5,374 tests performed in the country in the past 24 hours, a positivity rate of almost 21%, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show. 65% of the new infections are among the unvaccinated. The highest number of new cases has been registered in Sofia – 278, Varna – 140, and in Burgas–120

533 patients are being treated in hospital, 38 of them in intensive care. 73% of the 96 new hospital admissions are among the unvaccinated.

Two have died in the past day, neither were vaccinated. 633 are reported as recovered, 10,929 is the number of active cases in Bulgaria.

3,930 doses of vaccine against coronavirus have been administered in the past day. 2,062,954 is the number of people with a completed vaccination cycle in the country.



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

4th stage of the International Cycling Tour of Bulgaria starts in Primorsko

The fourth, the longest of the five stages of the 71st International Cycling Tour of Bulgaria has begun. The start was given in the town of Primorsko, and the movement will be restricted in stages in the sections from Primorsko to Sliven. The..

published on 8/28/24 12:04 PM

Two Syrians, one Tunisian are in custody for trafficking minor migrants

The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office is prosecuting a Tunisian citizen and two Syrians. The three helped minor foreign citizens to reside and cross illegally in Bulgaria, in the period from August 16 to 18 in Sofia. The three violators of the..

published on 8/28/24 10:43 AM

The wildfires in Rila Mountain continues to rage

For a week already, firefighters, soldiers, forest officials, teams of the Rila National Park and volunteers have been fighting the fiery element under Cherni vrah peak, in Rila Mountain, at 2,300 meters above sea level. Extinguishing by hand does not..

published on 8/28/24 10:24 AM