Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 2,403 new cases

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 2,403 from 14,563 tests, data published on the National Information Portal on coronavirus shows on March 3.

1,499 were confirmed from PCR and 904 from antigen tests.

The latest cases were registered in the districts as follows:

Blagoevgrad - 104; Bourgas - 63; Varna – 110; Veliko Turnovo – 62; Vidin – 11; Vratsa - 98; Gabrovo – 25; Dobrich - 30; Kardzhali - 25; Kyustendil - 50; Lovech - 28; Montana - 49; Pazardzhik - 89; Pernik - 60; Pleven – 129; Plovdiv - 187; Razgrad - 11; Rousse - 48; Silistra - 31; Sliven - 56; Smolyan – 30; Sofia district - 106; Sofia city – 737; Stara Zagora - 87; Targovishte – 5; Haskovo - 75; Shoumen - 72; Yambol - 25.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 252,029.

The active cases are 33,227.

Of the total, 5,009 patients are in hospitals, 423 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

• 1,781 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 208,411;
• 20,233 administered doses of Covid-19 vaccine, bringing the total to date to 243,772;
• 83 Covid-19 related deaths, thus bringing the death toll to date to 10,391.