Public health

Health Minister Hristo Hinkov raised critical points at the 6th National Congress of the Bulgarian Medical Association, highlighting Bulgaria's leading position in Europe's mortality rates. He emphasized a concerning 2-3% disparity above the EU average in child mortality rates, despite a decline.

56 persons were newly diagnosed with COVID-19 in Bulgaria during the past 24 hours. All new cases were detected by rapid antigen tests. 62.50% of them were proven in persons who were not vaccinated.

39 are the new cases of infection with Covid in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

There are 309 tests done. There are no dead. There are 2,288 active cases of infection. 238 people are currently hospitalized, of which 13 are in intensive care units.

A new increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations and the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been recorded in Greece, with the EG.5 subvariant, or Eris, on the rise. 

In its weekly report on Thursday, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) noted that 563 patients were hospitalized with Covid-19 on August 7-13, which was almost 100 more than the week before.

There are five persons newly diagnosed with coronavirus infection in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours. All new cases were detected by rapid antigen tests. Of these, 60% are of persons who have not been vaccinated.

Tests on urban wastewater showed a rise in the presence of the virus that causes Covid in nine out of the 10 regions being monitored across the country in the July 31 to August 6 period, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) on Thursday.

More than 100,000 health care workers have completed their two-day-long work stoppage, while Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has pledged to enhance a series of measures called the "White Reform" to end violence in hospitals and improve working conditions.

The number of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in the July 24-30 period was up compared to the previous week, according to the weekly bulletin of the National Public Health Organization (EODY), published on Thursday.

27 persons were newly diagnosed with COVID-19 in Bulgaria during the past 24 hours. One of them was detected by PCR, and 26 by rapid antigen tests. 70.37% of the new cases proven in the last 24 hours are of persons who have not been vaccinated.

The appointment of party cronies with no experience in running a healthcare facility to the management of the country's hospitals is prompting an overhaul of the evaluation system.