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Number of COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reaches 412, first case in Ruse

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The total number of coronavirus infections confirmed so far in Bulgaria has gone up to 412, the head of the National Crisis Staff, Prof. Ventsislav Mutafchiyski said today at the regular morning briefing. The number of new cases over the past 24 hours is 33 people, as 23 of them have been hospitalized. The region of Ruse has had its first confirmed case of an infected man who returned to Bulgaria from Austria where he was working.
The number of recovered patients in Bulgaria so far is 20 as the youngest is 27 years old and the oldest is 80. 
The overall number of hospitalized patients is now 146 persons, as 14 are in intensive care units in Sofia and Plovdiv.



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