site.btaRecord 112 New COVID-19 Cases Bring Bulgaria's Total to 3,453

June 17 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in
 Bulgaria reached 3,453 on Wednesday after a record 112 new
infections were confirmed over the last 24 hours out of 2,045
PCR tests, the Health Ministry said in a press release.

The active cases are 1,455. The newly infected persons include 4
 medical staff (a doctor, a nurse, an orderly and one other),
and this category now totals 326.

The hospitalized patients number 267, including 13 in intensive
care.

Another 33 COVID-19 patients have recovered over the last 24
hours, bringing the total to 1,817.

Five more fatalities were reported, bringing the total death
toll to 181. RY/LG