newly registered Covid-19 cases, 157 deaths in past day
28% of the 6,190 PCR tests performed in the past 24 hours have returned positive, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show. The highest number of newly registered cases is in Sofia - 281, in Varna – 149 and in Plovdiv – 122.
2,894 is the number of recoveries, 157 have died over the past 24 hours. 6,535 patients with coronavirus are in hospital, of them 536 in intensive care. 101 medical professionals have contracted coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of medical staff infected up to 8,374.
190,027 have so far been in contact with the coronavirus, 96,622 is the total number of recoveries, the death toll is 6,496.
Сovid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 283 published on 12/15/20 7:44 PM
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Health authorities call for extending measures after New Year s holidays
The antigen tests will be made free of charge once they become equated to PCR tests, said Health Minister Prof. Kostadin Angelov at the briefing. The Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) supports the idea of equating the tests, because it is extremely important for the identification and isolation of patients, Angelov said. The chairman of the BMA, Dr. Ivan Madzharov, added that they had agreed with the authorities that a member of the association would enter the National Operations Headquarters for the coronavirus. We will insist on not easing the anti-epidemic measures before the holidays, because we do not see a reduction in the number of patients in hospitals. The repeal of the measures would lead to a difficult situation in the healthcare system, Madzharov said. Anti-epidemic measures must be