Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 335 published on 2/5/21 7:20 PM
Vitosha Boulevard in central Sofia
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Number of newly infected Covid-19 patients is higher than recoveries
The new cases of coronavirus infection in this country are 883 after 10,541 tests performed, according to the latest data from the Single Coronavirus Information Portal. Positive samples reached 8.3%. Most of the new cases are in the capital city - 226, followed by Plovdiv with 67 and Burgas with 63 cases.
There are 20,545 active Covid-19 cases. 3,033 patients are being treated in hospitals. 277 patients are in intensive care. 54 people passed away in the past day. 780 people have recovered. For the first time in a month, the number of newly infected per day exceeds the number of recoveries.
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HURST REPORTS ON CABINET OF Wednesday January 13 2021
The Cabinet met both face-to-face and virtually, three members choosing to participate by virtual means. The custom of the Gaston Browne-led Cabinet is to invite experts and government officials to Cabinet in order to enhance the body’s decision-making.1.The Cabinet invited the Chief Medical Officer, the Chairman of the National Technical Commission responsible for crafting Covid-19 policy, and the Head of the Government’s Laboratory to appear before the body in order to provide guidance on the policies which are to govern, now that the USA and the UK (and most likely Canada, also) now require all those passengers entering their territories to provide a Covid-19 Negative certificate. The UK requirement will commence on January 21, and the US requirement on January 26, 2021.The need for more testing and a rapid turnaround, given
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At a regular briefing of the National Operational Headquarters, Bulgarian Minister of Health, Prof. Kostadin Angelov reported a lasting trend for a rise in the number of people who have recovered from coronavirus compared to that of the newly infected. This finding is confirmed by the fact that the
pressure on the hospitals in the capital city has decreased significantly, according to the chairman of the headquarters
Gen. Ventsislav Mutafchiyski. He gave as an example the Military Medical Academy, where the number of patients with severe respiratory problems has dropped by 40-50%.