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This brings Bulgaria’s death toll linked to the disease to 16 929, according to the report. Of 5853 tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 241 – about 4.1 per cent – proved positive. To date, 410 202 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria. This figure includes those who have died, the active cases and those who have recovered from the virus. The report said that there were 44 881 active cases, an increase of seven compared with the figure in the May 9 report. It said that 207 people had recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 348 392. ...

“Green corridors” offering vaccinations against Covid-19 for all comers, irrespective of category in the national vaccination plan, will remain open daily, Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev said on May 10 after a meeting of the national vaccination headquarters. The corridors were open across the country during Bulgaria’s April 30 – May 9 holiday period. As The Sofia Globe reported earlier on May 10, during that time, 134 888 doses were administered, while 84 329 people got a second dose. Kunchev said that the fifth phase of the national vaccination plan could no...

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to the virus is 16 902, the report said. To date, 409 961 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria, an increase of 5115 in the past week. The total of confirmed cases encompasses the deaths, recoveries and active cases. The report said that 348 185 people in Bulgaria had recovered from the virus, an increase of 8296 in the past week. There are 44 874 active cases, a decrease of 3639 compared with the figure in the May 2 report. There are 5882 patients in hospital, 908 fewer than a week ago, with 566 in intensive care, a decrease of 104 in the pas...

Since Bulgaria began its vaccination campaign on December 27, a total of 922 371 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 have been administered, according to the May 8 report by the national information system. A total of 283 903 people have received a second dose, an increase of 29 398 compared with the figure in the information system’s May 7 report. Eighty-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 16 886. Of 14 999 tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1123 – about 7.5 per cent – pro...

Bulgaria’s 45th National Assembly voted on May 7 to reject a decision that would have paved the way for talks on deliveries of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Tabled by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the resolution would have mandated the government to “undertake all necessary actions to secure Russian Covid-19 vaccine and the access of Bulgarian citizens to it.” The proposal was rejected with 83 votes in favour, 69 opposed and 56 abstentions. In addition to the socialists, the proposal was backed by cable television presenter Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party, as well as sev...