Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Slight decline in number of newly infected with Covid-19

Photo: EPA/BGNES

The new cases of coronavirus infection in this country are 1,246 after 11,545 tests, which has been a slight decline in comparison to the previous day. Nearly 11% of the samples are positive, according to the Unified Information Portal. The biggest number of newly infected is in the city of Sofia – 369, followed by the districts of Burgas - 137 and Plovdiv - 72.

The active cases are 24,710. Confirmed infections since the beginning of the pandemic in this country have reached a total of 233,342. A total of 3,613 patients are in hospital. There are 296 patients in intensive care.

564 people have recovered for the past 24 hours. The total number of recovered people so far has reached 198,888. In the past day, 41 people with coronavirus passed away, bringing the total number to 9,444.

85,920 doses of vaccine have been administered so far, as 4,582 of them have been administered for the past 24 hours.



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

74% of young doctors choose to remain in Bulgaria

For the third year running, the number of young doctors who want to remain in Bulgaria after graduation has been going up, indicate the results of a survey conducted among 224 Bulgarian students who graduated the Sofia Medical University’s medical..

published on 2/21/25 2:47 PM
Boyko Borissov, 21 February, 2025

GERB: US policy may pose a risk to Bulgaria’s economy

GERB leader Boyko Borissov told reporters that he supports the position of US President Donald Trump for peace in Ukraine, but that he insists on Bulgaria remaining loyal to its European partners. The policy of the new US administration may pose..

published on 2/21/25 2:35 PM

Bulgaria should receive its second medical helicopter by the end of February

The second medical service helicopter purchased by Bulgaria has undergone flight tests in the presence of a Bulgarian commission visiting the base of the manufacturer Leonardo S.p.A . in Vergiate, Italy. The team is to carry out the so-called..

published on 2/21/25 1:33 PM