Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 4,374 new cases

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 4,374 from 19,214 tests, the daily report on the National Information Portal shows on March 17.

2,734 were confirmed from PCR and 1,640 from antigen tests.

The latest cases registered in the districts are as follows:

Blagoevgrad – 188; Bourgas - 316; Varna - 287; Veliko Turnovo – 119; Vidin – 34; Vratsa - 118; Gabrovo – 45; Dobrich - 63; Kardzhali - 40; Kyustendil - 76; Lovech - 64; Montana - 109; Pazardzhik - 120; Pernik - 77; Pleven – 169; Plovdiv - 299; Razgrad - 30; Rousse - 132; Silistra - 103; Sliven - 67; Smolyan – 89; Sofia district - 180; Sofia city – 1,226; Stara Zagora - 131; Targovishte - 13; Haskovo - 119; Shoumen – 107; Yambol - 53.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 287,568.

The active cases are 47,173.

Of the total, 7,600 patients are in hospitals, 612 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

• 1,757 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 228,816;
• 4,287 administered doses of Covid-19 vaccine, bringing the total to date to 345,994;
• 107 Covid-19 related deaths, thus bringing the death toll to date to 11,579.