Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 2,019 new cases

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 2,019 from 10,614 tests, data published on the National Information Portal shows on March 14.

Positivity rate is 19%.

1,273 were confirmed from PCR and 746 from antigen tests.

The latest cases registered in the districts are as follows:

Blagoevgrad – 44; Bourgas - 223; Varna - 172; Veliko Turnovo – 11; Vidin – 4; Vratsa - 76; Gabrovo – 12; Dobrich - 19; Kardzhali - 12; Kyustendil - 70; Lovech - 34; Montana -27; Pazardzhik - 58; Pernik - 44; Pleven – 82; Plovdiv - 136; Razgrad - 16; Rousse - 42; Silistra - 19; Sliven - 75; Smolyan – 24; Sofia district - 116; Sofia city – 552; Stara Zagora - 40; Targovishte - 15; Haskovo - 39; Shoumen – 20; Yambol - 37.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 277,878.

The active cases are 42,046.

Of the total, 6,948 patients are in hospitals, 522 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

• 1,118 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 224,598;
• 1,244 administered doses of Covid-19 vaccine, bringing the total to date to 337,904;
• 38 Covid-19 related deaths, thus bringing the death toll to date to 11,234.