Bulgaria Live: Only Three Regions Are in the Red Zone on the Morbidity Map

Only 3 areas are designated in red on Bulgaria's covid-19 morbidity map These are Vratsa, Kyustendil and Pleven. This became clear during the regular briefing of the National Operational Headquarters.

Health authorities reported positive data on the spread of COVID-19. We are currently in 27th place in the EU by morbidity and 6th in the Balkans. In the last few days, our index has fallen below 100 infected per 100,000.

Six regions are already colored yellow, with the lowest infection rate in Targovishte and the highest in Kyustendil.

"The situation as it looks so far gives us confidence that the restrictive measures have worked and we have taken the right course," Prof. Angelov said.

Health Minister Prof. Kostadin Angelov quoted the daily statistics: 598 have been newly diagnosed with the virus in our country in the last 24 hours; 13,279 tests were made - the positive were 4.5%. The hospitalized patients are 2 865 - of which 265 are in intensive care. The documented cases of the coronavirus in Bulgaria are a total of 217,014 - the active cases as of January 28 are 26,448. There are 28 dead in the past day. With them, the total number of victims is now 8,944, their average age is 70.

In the last day,627 patient recovered from Covid-19, as their total number is already reaching 181,622.

In terms of the occupancy of hospital beds - it is 28% and 35% - in intensive care units, with the most patients in Sofia, Shumen and Dobrich. As for the medical staff - the total number of infection cases so far is 9,462, 91 medics arein hospitals for treatment and 7 of them in intensive care units. Last week, 6,524 were cured, 3,606 new cases confirmed.

Kostadin Angelov also commented that as of this week tests are being carried out...