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Sliven has been designated a Covid-19 dark red zone

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The district of Sliven has been designated a Covid-19 dark red zone, with an average coronavirus incidence of 508 new cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people, the District Crisis Headquarters announced. The headquarters is expected to introduce additional anti-epidemic measures at an extraordinary sitting tomorrow, the correspondent of the BNR Stoyan Radev informed. Currently, more than 2,300 people are under quarantine in Sliven district. 213 people are being treated in hospital.

According to experts, there is hidden coronavirus morbidity in Bulgaria. The number of infected children, students and care home residents has increased. The increased incidence is due to the low vaccination rate in Bulgaria, the experts note.




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