Fully 213 generally elderly patients with co-morbidities died over the past 24 hours, while 10,759 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
Ever since the first outbreak, 549,839 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 17,841. Fully 364,808 people have made a recovery.
The number of active infections has risen to 167,190, while hospitals are caring for 10,264 Covid patients, 1,174 of whom need respiratory assistance.
Altogether 50,701 people are in official home quarantine, and the number of tests stands at 4,202,286.
Altogether 1,477,554 people have been vaccinated in Hungary, 444,451 of whom have received a second shot, the portal said.
On March 5, the government announced further strict measures.
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