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Nearly 5% of all PCR tests for Covid-19 performed last week are positive

Nearly 5% of all PCR tests for Covid-19 performed last week (between July 13 and 19) were positive, the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases told the Bulgarian National Radio. The number of young people aged between 15 and 29 infected with the novel coronavirus has increased in the recent weeks, followed by an increase in the number of infected people aged between 30 and 39.




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