Veliko Tarnovo

The coronavirus statistics from the Single Information Portal in Bulgaria in the last day is very worrisome. There are almost 100 people who died from the dangerous infection in the country in 24 hours, and there are also quite a few newly infected. Here's what the figures show:

Number of PCR and antigen tests made - 11,576

Newly infected in the country - 832

It will be cold today with snowfalls and snowdrifts in many places. Code orange is declared for nine regions, seven regions are with code yellow.

It will be cloudy over the whole country with temperatures close to 0 C that will not change throughout the day.

The snowfall, which started during the day in Western Bulgaria, intensified in the evening, moving east. The Troyan-Karnare pass is closed for traffic of all motor vehicles, the Regional Road Administration in Lovech announced.

In the last 24 hours, 816 coronavirus patients were cured, and their total number was 120,343. This is what the data from the Single Information Portal show.

The new cases were274 registered after 2,447 tests. This makes 11.2% positive samples. Thus, the total number of confirmed cases reached 202,540.

"How difficult it is to build a bridge, and how fast you cross it. Do you remember when we came here in the mud?", This was stated by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov who inspected the new bypass road in Gabrovo, put into operation this morning.

Sofia is marking on Sunday the 141th anniversary of its proclamation as capital of Bulgaria.

The decision to declare Sofia as the new capital of Bulgaria was taken shortly after the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1878.

Twenty-one Bulgarian regions have been affected by this season's flu outbreak and 1,850 schools and two kindergartens have suspended classes, said the press office of the Ministry of Education and Science.
As of today, a flu epidemic has been declared in the regions of Vidin, Veliko Tarnovo, Vratsa, Plovdiv, Silistra and Sliven. Schools will be closed until 5 February.

New cases of lyme disease and marseilles fever are registered in the area. Patients are from the municipalities of Elena and Veliko Tarnovo and were admitted in the period from 5th to 11th August. This was reported by Radio "Focus" - Veliko Tarnovo, referring to the information from the Regional Health Inspectorate. Both are being treated in hospitals.

Hundreds of people gathered on May 6th, in the Boris' Garden Park, where they ran to symbolically support people with vertebral disabilities in the Wings For Life Run global campaign for a second in a row year.

Manchester United FC legend Arthur Albinston awarded on Saturday in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, Central Bulgaria, the winners in the football tournament for disadvantaged children, BNR announced.