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38 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 2,138. A total of 1,608 tests for Covid-19 were made in the past 24 hours. 38 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed and 12 people were admitted to hospital in the past 24 hours. 7 people in Sofia, 10 in Blagoevgrad, 6 in Yambol, 5 in Razgrad, 2 in Vidin, 2 in Kyustendil, 1 in Veliko Tarnovo, 1 in Pernik, 1 in Pleven, 1 in Ruse, 1in Sliven and 1 in Smolyan districts were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. The ten cases in Blagoevgrad are from a separate outbreak which is localized.

321 people are receiving hospital treatment and 49 Bulgarians are in intensive-care units. Three people became victims of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The total Covid-19 death toll rose to 102 people. 545 people recovered from the virus already.

Mass testing for Covid-19 begins today in Bulgaria’s second-largest city Plovdiv.




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