Hospitals have prepared for Immunization Week with increased capacity, and in Budapest, the number of vaccination sites is being increased.Continue reading
Altogether 185 patients died of a Covid-related illness during the past 24 hours, while 12,165 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
The number of active infections stands at 165,862, while hospitals are treating 6,858 Covid-19 patients, 680 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Since the first outbreak, 1,057,017 infections have been registered, while the number of fatalities has risen to 33,704. Fully 857,451 people have made a recovery.
So far 6,072,192 people have received a first jab, while 5,816,050 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 2,153,117 Hungarians have received a booster jab.
There are 64,002 people in official quarantine, while the number of tests taken stands at 8,249,524.
The government re-introduced compulsory mask-wearing in enclosed spaces from November 20.
Detailed data on the more than 259 million confirmed cases worldwide, more than 5,1 million deaths, and more than 234 million recoveries can be found here and here by country.
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