Coronavirus in Bulgaria: 1,246 new cases

The newly confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours are 1,246 from 11,545 tests, data published on the National Information Portal on coronavirus shows on February 18.

770 were confirmed from PCR and 476 from antigen tests.

The latest cases were registered in the districts as follows:

Blagoevgrad - 53; Bourgas - 137; Varna – 60; Veliko Turnovo – 28; Vidin – 8; Vratsa - 49; Gabrovo – 8; Dobrich - 7; Kardzhali - 9; Kyustendil - 55; Lovech - 12; Montana - 14; Pazardzhik - 29; Pernik - 22; Pleven – 68; Plovdiv - 72; Razgrad - 5; Rousse - 21; Silistra - 14; Sliven - 34; Smolyan – 17; Sofia district - 32; Sofia city – 369; Stara Zagora - 22; Targovishte – 1; Haskovo - 29; Shoumen - 48; Yambol - 23.

The total lab-confirmed positive cases in the country since the start of the epidemic are 233,342.

The active cases are 24,710.

Of the total, 3,613 patients are in hospitals, 296 of them being in intensive care.

During the past 24 hours:

• 564 recoveries, bringing the total to date to 198,888;
• 4,582 administered doses of Covid-19 vaccine, bringing the total to date to 85,920;
• 41 Covid-19 related deaths, thus bringing the death toll to date to 9,744.