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Bulgaria reports 163 new cases of Covid-19

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163 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 5,090 PCR tests performed. 3.2% of the PCR tests returned positive for coronavirus infection. The number of newly-registered cases is highest in Sofia- 36, followed by Blagoevgrad-19 and Varna- 14 cases, data of the Single Coronavirus Information Portal show. 746 people are receiving treatment in hospitals, 55 of whom in intensive care.

145 patients have recovered from the virus and 4 people died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The total death toll since the beginning of the pandemic rose to 706 people.

A total of 996 medics have been diagnosed with Covid-19 until now.




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