Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 867 new cases

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 867 from 9,911 tests (including PCR and antigen tests), data published on the National Information Portal on coronavirus shows on January 8.

The positivity rate is a little less than 9% from the tested.

The latest cases were registered in the districts as follows:

Blagoevgrad - 20; Bourgas - 107; Varna – 55; Veliko Turnovo - 14; Vidin – 10; Vratsa - 30; Gabrovo – 9; Dobrich - 22; Kardzhali - 5; Kyustendil - 20; Lovech - 15; Montana - 15; Pazardzhik - 18; Pernik - 16; Pleven - 43; Plovdiv - 73; Razgrad - 6; Rousse - 31; Silistra - 11; Sliven - 18; Smolyan – 7; Sofia district - 23; Sofia city – 179; Stara Zagora - 26; Targovishte - 5; Haskovo - 50; Shoumen - 25; Yambol - 14.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 207,259.

The active cases are 69,051.

Of the total, 4,250 patients are in hospitals, 377 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

• 1,402 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 130,191;
• 3,204 were vaccinated, thus bringing the total vaccinations to date to 11,117;
• 56 Covid-19 related deaths, thus bringing the death toll to date to 8,017.