Bansko and Karnobat in Bulgaria had COVID-19 ( disease ) cases before March 20 , 2020 .
As of 20 March 2020 , there are 142 confirmed cases in 14 Bulgarian provinces — Sofia , Montana , Pleven , Varna , Pernik , Blagoevgrad , Gabrovo , Lovech , Smolyan , Veliko Tarnovo , Burgas , Plovdiv , Dobrich , and Shumen — and three deaths.