Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria registers 79 new coronavirus cases for a day and three Covid-related deaths

Photo: BGNES

In the past day, 79 new cases of coronavirus were registered in Bulgaria after 2,211 tests performed, according to official data. 3.6% of the samples tested positive. 62% of the newly infected were non-vaccinated citizens.

Most of the new cases are in Sofia - 24, followed by Varna - 11, and Sofia-region and Shumen - 6 each. There are 259 patients in hospital as 29 of them are in intensive care. 63% of the newly admitted 27 patients are non-vaccinated people. There were three Covid-related deaths and 240 recoveries.

The total number of active coronavirus cases is 2,852. Yesterday, 107 vaccine doses were administered. There are 2,076,362 people with completed immunization.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Георги Господинов

Writer Georgi Gospodinov will be a guest at the International Book Fair in Prague

Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospodinov will  will be guest at the International Book Fair in Prague  on 16 May at 5 p.m., as announced by the Zhanet 45 publishing house. He will present his novel Time Shelter , published in the Czech Republic as..

published on 5/15/25 3:41 PM

The three national media outlets took to the streets in protest

Employees of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), Bulgarian National Television (BNT), and the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) staged a protest today , demanding fair and dignified pay. Journalists, editors, camera operators, directors, technicians,..

published on 5/15/25 2:58 PM

Union members from Maritsa East 2 TPP show support for the public media protest.

Employees of the Maritsa East 2 Thermal Power Plant, affiliated with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and the “Podkrepa” Labor Confederation, held a silent protest in solidarity with staff from the Bulgarian National..

published on 5/15/25 2:10 PM