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265 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Bulgaria over past 24 hours

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265, or 3.99% of the 6,639 PCR performed in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours have returned positive. The biggest number of newly registered cases is in Sofia - 51, in Dobrich - 48, and in Varna - 46, indicate data from the single information portal.

202 have recovered, and 6 have died. 751 patients with coronavirus infection are in hospital, 34 in intensive care. The number of active Covid-19 cases is 4,873.

There is a drop in the number of people who are in quarantine - 9,300. The peak was on 20 May, 2020 when 40,500 people were in isolation. 



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