Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 3,519 new cases; daily death toll rises to 152 – highest since the start of the epidemic

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 3,519 from 7,934 PCR tests, data published on the National Information Portal on coronavirus shows on November 17.

This means that 44% of the tested are positive for the virus.

The latest cases were registered in the districts as follows:

Blagoevgrad - 224; Bourgas - 147; Varna - 124; Veliko Turnovo - 74; Vidin – 9; Vratsa - 98; Gabrovo - 108; Dobrich - 50; Kardzhali - 15; Kyustendil - 132; Lovech - 24; Montana - 33; Pazardzhik - 73; Pernik - 66; Pleven - 85; Plovdiv - 311; Razgrad - 30; Rousse - 167; Silistra - 96; Sliven - 44; Smolyan - 24; Sofia district - 75; Sofia city – 1,163; Stara Zagora - 134; Targovishte - 25; Haskovo - 73; Shoumen - 108; Yambol - 7.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 101,770.

The active cases are 69,171.

Of the total, 5,353 patients are in hospitals, 288 of them being in intensive care.

The recoveries over the 24-hour period are 942. The total recoveries are 30,317.

152 Covid-19 related deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, thus bringing the death toll to 2,282.