Coronavirus in Hungary: number of fatalities increased to 598
One Covid-19 patient, aged 77 and suffering from an underlying illness, has died and the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by nine to 4,553 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday morning.
The number of fatalities increased to 598, while 3,415 people have made a recovery.
There are 540 active infections and 75 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, seven on ventilators.
Fully 7,742 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 348,132.
New restrictions on entering the country came into force on July 12, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.
Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green.
The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing. The government and the chief medical officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.
To avoid a flare-up of the epidemic, the government has cancelled the celebrations that draw large crowds on the August 20 national holiday, including the fireworks and the air show.
The ban on gatherings of more than 500 people has been extended beyond August 15.
Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,067), followed by Pest County (691) and the counties of Fejér (379), Komárom-Esztergom (312) and Zala (265). Békés County has the fewest infections (17).
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide
The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 0500 GMT, Aug. 4.
Country Confirmed Cases
World 18,282,208
U.S. 4,713,540
Brazil 2,750,318
India 1,855,745
Russia 854,641
South Africa 516,862
Mexico 443,813
Peru 433,100
Chile 361,493
Colombia 327,850
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Source: MTI
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This is so much lie that its crazy if you like the real list what country is red, yellow and green look on this page this is the update from 8th of august how it will look
https://www.fhi.no/en/op/novel-coronavirus-facts-advice/facts-and-general-advice/travel-advice-COVID19/#areas-with-sufficiently-low-transmission