Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 552 new cases; 5,660 recoveries confirmed in the past 24 hours

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 552 from 8,850 tests (including 336 confirmed from PCR and 216 from antigen tests), data published on the National Information Portal on coronavirus shows on January 16.

The latest cases were registered in the districts as follows:

Blagoevgrad - 20; Bourgas - 84; Varna – 32; Veliko Turnovo - 11; Vidin – 7; Vratsa - 21; Gabrovo – 1; Dobrich - 14; Kardzhali - 3; Kyustendil - 12; Lovech - 3; Montana - 9; Pazardzhik - 5; Pernik - 12; Pleven - 26; Plovdiv - 49; Razgrad - 2; Rousse - 11; Silistra - 7; Sliven - 23; Smolyan – 5; Sofia district - 16; Sofia city – 103; Stara Zagora - 21; Targovishte - 5; Haskovo - 25; Shoumen - 21; Yambol - 4.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 211,503.

The active cases are 47,016.

Of the total, 3,500 patients are in hospitals, 343 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

• 5,660 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 156,030;
• 452 vaccinated, bringing the total vaccinations to date to 18,126;
• 61 Covid-19 related deaths, thus bringing the death toll to date to 8,457.