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Last week, the number of new coronavirus cases recorded in a week rose again to over a thousand which is a 79% increase compared to the previous period.Continue reading
Twelve Covid patients died over the weekend, while 873 new coronavirus infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.
Since the first outbreak, 815,605 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,098. Fully 779,005 people have made a recovery.
The number of active infections has risen to 6,502, while hospitals are treating 266 Covid patients, 34 of whom need respiratory assistance.
So far 5,840,588 people have received the first jab, while 5,545,538 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 487,000 Hungarians have already received booster jabs.
There are 2,630 people in official quarantine, while 6,715,858 tests have been officially carried out.
On May 21, the Hungarian government announced that most of Hungary’s remaining restrictions would be lifted upon reaching five million vaccinations. Further restrictions, such as the mask mandate, have been lifted as well after 5.5 million vaccinations were reached.
Detailed data on the more than 225 million confirmed cases worldwide, more than 4,6 million deaths, and more than 202 million recoveries can be found here and here by country.
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