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Coronavirus: Four Fatalities, 156 New Cases Registered Over the Weekend

Hungary Today 2021.08.09.

Four patients died over the weekend, while 156 new infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.

Since the first outbreak, 810,011 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,037. Fully 757,247 people have made a recovery.

The number of active infections has declined to 22,727, while hospitals are treating 75 Covid patients, 11 of whom need respiratory assistance.

So far 5,649,125 people have received a first jab, while 5,491,387 have been fully vaccinated.

There are 1,252 people in official quarantine, while 6,395,030 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.

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Detailed data on the more than 203 million confirmed cases worldwide, more than 4,3 million deaths and more than 182 million recoveries can be found here and here by country.

Featured photo illustration by Zoltán Balogh/MTI


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