Slight decline in Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria, 3.988 reported overnight, positivity rate at 22%

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 3,988 from 17,825 tests, the daily report on the National Information Portal shows on March 26.

Positivity rate is at 22%.

2,470 were confirmed from PCR and 1,518 from antigen tests.

The latest cases registered in the districts are as follows:

Blagoevgrad – 149; Bourgas - 321; Varna - 362; Veliko Turnovo – 89; Vidin – 28; Vratsa - 104; Gabrovo – 46; Dobrich - 90; Kardzhali - 30; Kyustendil - 47; Lovech - 70; Montana - 62; Pazardzhik - 69; Pernik - 94; Pleven – 120; Plovdiv - 295; Razgrad - 21; Rousse - 136; Silistra - 73; Sliven - 98; Smolyan – 57; Sofia district - 135; Sofia city – 1,109; Stara Zagora - 142; Targovishte - 23; Haskovo - 95; Shoumen – 55; Yambol - 68.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 321,104.

The active cases are 64,120.

Of the total, 9,281 patients are in hospitals, 769 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

· 2,161 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 244,472;

· 14,292 administered doses of Covid-19 vaccine, bringing the total to date to 415,601;

· 99 Covid-19 related deaths, thus bringing the death toll to date to 12,512.