Third wave of Covid-19 begins in Bulgaria The number of new cases of Covid-19 has been rising steadily in the past weeks, Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Professor Kostadin Angelov announced at the regular weekly briefing today. We are now witnessing the beginning of the third wave of Covid-19, contends Minister Angelov. Although anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria are less stringent, the morbidity and mortality rates in this country are comparable to those in Europe. The number of people.
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 335 published on 2/5/21 7:20 PM
Vitosha Boulevard in central Sofia
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Number of newly infected Covid-19 patients is higher than recoveries
The new cases of coronavirus infection in this country are 883 after 10,541 tests performed, according to the latest data from the Single Coronavirus Information Portal. Positive samples reached 8.3%. Most of the new cases are in the capital city - 226, followed by Plovdiv with 67 and Burgas with 63 cases.
There are 20,545 active Covid-19 cases. 3,033 patients are being treated in hospitals. 277 patients are in intensive care. 54 people passed away in the past day. 780 people have recovered. For the first time in a month, the number of newly infected per day exceeds the number of recoveries.