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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 7 deaths, 393 new cases

August 3, 2021August 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Kunchev: 95% of Covid-19 patients in ICU in Bulgaria were not vaccinated

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

About 95 to 96 per cent of Covid-19 patients in intensive care in Bulgaria had not been vaccinated, Chief State

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: More than 1M people have completed vaccination cycle

August 2, 2021August 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of people in Bulgaria who have completed the vaccination cycle against Covid-19 has exceeded the one million mark,

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‘Code Orange’ weather warning for eight districts in Bulgaria on August 3

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for eight districts for August 3 because of forecast

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Red’ dangerous weather alert for nine districts in Bulgaria on August 2

August 1, 2021August 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities have issued the highest “Code Red” dangerous weather warning, in effect because of forecast high temperatures, for nine

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first 7 months of 2021 is 262

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 262 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first seven months of 2021, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past month, 152 deaths

August 1, 2021August 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 152 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the month of July, going

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 20 deaths, 1005 more active cases

August 1, 2021August 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Dangerous weather warning for most of Bulgaria on August 1

July 31, 2021August 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for 20 districts for August 1 because of forecast

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