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

Bulgaria records a 44% weekly drop in new infections

Photo: BGNES

Bulgaria has registered a total of 545 new daily infections of Covid-19 with 5,733 tests performed, according to the Unified Information Portal. 9.5% of the samples returned positive.

The highest number of infections is recorded in Sofia - 92, followed by the districts of Burgas with 86, Varna with 50 and Plovdiv with 47.
The number of active cases is currently 46,083. The number of hospitalized patients continues to decrease and there are now 6,138 patients in hospitals. 587 patients are being treated in intensive care units. 
In the last 24 hours, 27 people have died. On a weekly basis, the decline in mortality is 25%. The daily recoveries stand at 594.
On May 9, a total of 7130 vaccine jabs were administered. There are now 884,254 people with at least one vaccine shot. 254,505 people, or 3.6% of the country's population, are immunized with two doses.



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

The annual effect of Bulgaria's accession to Schengen by land will amount to BGN 1.63 billion

The financial effect of our country's accession to Schengen by land will amount to BGN 1.63 billion (EUR 833.4 million) per year, according to a study by the Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The greatest benefit..

published on 12/1/24 4:56 PM

The Ministry of Transport supports the idea of naming Sofia Airport after Vasil Levski

The Ministry of Transport and Communications supports the idea of naming Sofia Airport after Vasil Levski– the most undisputed figure in Bulgarian history. "I would like to thank the academic community, especially Academician Julian Revalski..

published on 12/1/24 12:53 PM

Deputy Minister Stratev: The samples taken from the infected animals near Velingrad are reliable

The results of the samples taken from the infected herds near Velingrad are 100% reliable and have been confirmed with a second test, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Deyan Stratev said an interview with public service broadcaster BNT. In his..

published on 12/1/24 11:29 AM