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Bulgaria reports 3,816 new cases of Covid-19, 43.2% of PCR tests return positive

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3,816 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 8,826 PCR tests performed, data of the Single Information Portal show. 43.2% of the PCR tests have returned positive. The number of active cases reached 51,922. 

A total of 4,004 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, 270 of whom are in intensive care units. In the past 24 hours Bulgaria has registered a record high number of Covid-19 deaths. 106 people have died and 875 people have recovered from the virus.




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