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Twenty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease to 16 800, according to the May 7 daily report by the national information system. Of 5733 tests done in the past day, a total of 545 – about 9.6 per cent – proved positive. To date, 408 372 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria. There are 46 083 active cases, a decrease of 76 compared with the figure in the May 6 report. The...

“Green corridors” where coronavirus jabs are available for all comers could continue after the current 10-day holiday period that will end on May 9, Bulgaria’s outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told the weekly news briefing of the Covid-19 HQ on May 6. Angelov said that any decision on “green corridors” will depend on the availability of vaccine doses beyond those needed to administer a second jab. He hailed the new single-day vaccination record of 32 482 jabs administered on ...

A total of 32 482 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered in Bulgaria on May 5, which outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said was the largest number in a single day so far. Since Bulgaria began its vaccination campaign on December 27, a total of 877 124 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 have been administered, according to the May 6 report by the national information system. A total of 251 202 people have received a second dose, an increase of 25 815 compared with the figur...

Sixty-one people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease to 16 609, according to the May 5 daily report by the national information system. Of 6206 tests done in the past day, a total of 367 – about six per cent – proved positive. To date, 406 192 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria. There are 47 357 active cases, a decrease of 752 compared with the figure in the May 4 report. The r...

For a seventh consecutive week, all of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning a rate of infection of 120 or higher per 100 000 population. This is according to the weekly report by the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, covering the 14-period up to May 2. Compared with the previous six weeks, rates of infection are generally going down. Last week’s report, for the 14-day period up to April 25, showed seven districts with rates of infection highe...

Fifty-six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease to 16 548, according to the May 4 daily report by the national information system. Of 6724 tests done in the past day, a total of 631 – about 9.4 per cent – proved positive. To date, 405 825 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria. There are 48 109 active cases, a decrease of 151 compared with the figure in the May 3 report. The r...

Close to 274 000 doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 were delivered to Bulgaria on May 4, Bulgarian National Radio reported. The doses, along with those of the AstraZeneca vaccine, will be available in the “green corridors” for Covid-19 vaccinations, open during the April 30 – May 9 holiday period. On April 30, a total of 12 287 doses were administered, followed by 5755 on May 1, a total of 3405 on May 2 and 8887 on May 3. Outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a bri...

A total of 21 447 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered in the first three days of Bulgaria’s Easter holidays “green corridors” for jabs for all comers, going by the figures in the national information system. On the first day, April 30, a total of 12 287 doses were administered, followed by 5755 on May 1 and 3405 on May 2. To date, a total of 824 623 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 have been administered in Bulgaria. At the “green corridors”, operating between April...

On April 30, the first day of Bulgaria’s Easter holidays “green corridors” for Covid-19 vaccinations for all comers, a total of 12 287 doses were administered, according to the May 1 report by the national information system. This brings to 815 463 the number of doses administered since Bulgaria began its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on December 27. A total of 5687 people received a second dose, bringing the total to 213 354, the report said. Bulgaria’s national vaccination headquarter...

The road death toll is nine lower than at the same time in 2020. April 2020 had been the second consecutive month in which the road death toll was lower than at the same time in 2019. In March 2020, Bulgaria imposed intercity travel restrictions, which remained in effect until early May and were seen at the time as a contributing factor to a reduced road death toll. However, the trend of a reduced road death toll has continued in the first four months of 2021, long after the end of the weeks of...