Covid-19: Bulgaria reports 22 more cases of the Delta variant

Out of 81 samples tested at the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD), 22 were identified as being the Delta variant. They were taken from Covid-19 patients in the period May 31 - June 30 from 19 medical establishments in 18 districts.

Alpha (UK variant) was detected in 57 of the sequenced samples, Delta (Indian variant) was detected in 22, and a variant which is under monitoring was detected in 2 of the tested samples, according to the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

The largest number of cases with the Delta variant were registered in Sofia-city - 6. Followed by Bourgas and Sofia-district with 5 cases in each, Blagoevgrad – 3, Varna and Rousse with 1 each.