Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 566 new cases

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 566 from 9,786 tests (including 314 confirmed from PCR and 252 from antigen tests), data published on the National Information Portal on coronavirus shows on January 23.

The latest cases were registered in the districts as follows:

Blagoevgrad - 21; Bourgas - 35; Varna – 29; Veliko Turnovo - 11; Vidin – --; Vratsa - 19; Gabrovo – 3; Dobrich - 6-; Kardzhali - 17; Kyustendil - 16; Lovech - 7; Montana - 2; Pazardzhik - 40; Pernik - 9; Pleven - 30; Plovdiv - 47; Razgrad - 6; Rousse - 23; Silistra - 4; Sliven - 16; Smolyan – 5; Sofia district - 26; Sofia city – 119; Stara Zagora - 28; Targovishte – 5; Haskovo - 16; Shoumen - 20; Yambol - 6.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 214,430.

The active cases are 27,029.

Of the total, 2,844 patients are in hospitals, 284 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

• 1,248 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 178,602;
• 850 vaccinated, bringing the total vaccinations to date to 26,101
• 58 Covid-19 related deaths, thus bringing the death toll to date to 8,799.