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Fully 77 people with Covid-19 symptoms died last week, while 6,748 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said in a weekly release of data on Wednesday.

The number of active infections stands at 42,170, while hospitals are caring for 1,015 Covid-19 patients, 29 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, 1,909,948 people have been officially confirmed as having contracted the virus, while the number of deaths has risen to 46,343. Fully 1,821,435 people have made a recovery.

Altogether 6,407,918 people have been vaccinated, with 6,194,102 having received a second jab, 3,869,067 a third, and 293,131 a fourth.

There are 1,365 people in official quarantine, while 11,394,556 tests have been officially carried out.

In view of improving numbers, the government website announced last week it will publish pandemic-related data only once a week from May.

Epidemic Restrictions Canceled from Monday, No Masks Needed
Epidemic Restrictions Canceled from Monday, No Masks Needed

The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) writes on its website that "of course, anyone can continue to wear a mask to protect their health, based on individual choice."Continue reading

Detailed data on the more than 518 million confirmed cases worldwide, more than 6,2 million deaths, and more than 473 million recoveries can be found here and here by country.

Featured photo illustration by Attila Balázs/MTI


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