Six COVID-19 patient has died, while the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by a record number of 941 to 16,111 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu reported on Friday morning. The almost thousand new cases is the largest single-day increase since the epidemic began to spread.
The number of fatalities stands at 669, and a total of 4,240 people have made a recovery. Currently, there are 11,202 active infections and 374 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospital, 29 on ventilators. Altogether 27,866 people are in official home quarantine and 591,618 tests have been carried out.
The website warned Hungarians to observe social distancing guidelines and hygiene regulations.
The government closed borders to foreigners from Sept 1, with certain exceptions, re-introducing border protection measures in force during the first wave of the epidemic.
The Budapest municipality tightened regulations on mask-wearing in public places and introduced fines for violators and establishment owners.
A cabinet meeting on September 16 decided to extend entry restrictions for travellers from abroad. In addition to shops and public transport, mask-wearing will be made mandatory in cinemas, theatres, health and social institutions and public offices, and clubs will have to close by 11pm to curb the spread of the virus.
Detailed data on the more than 30 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 950,000 deaths can be found here and here by country.
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