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14 new coronavirus cases, total number reaches 2,513

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For the past 24 hours,14 new cases of Covid-19 have been registered in Bulgaria. 606 tests were carried out. Among the newly infected are two medical professionals - a dentist from Sofia and a doctor from Sliven. There is also a 4-year-old child who is of the newly infected doctor in Sliven. 

The total number of those registered with coronavirus in the country has reached 2,513. 161 people are currently in hospitals for active treatment. 17 are in intensive care units. 10 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours. The total number of those cured is already 1074. 
Over the past 24 hours, there has been one fatality - a 64-year-old woman from Sliven, who also had diabetes.



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