Number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen to 25,567

Eight Covid-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours, while the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 851 to 25,567, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday morning.

The number of fatalities stands at 757, and 5,173 people have made a recovery.

There are 19,637 active infections and 755 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospital, 51 on ventilators.

Altogether 23,740 people are in official home quarantine and 704,510 tests have been carried out.

The website warned Hungarians to observe social distancing guidelines and hygiene regulations.

A cabinet meeting on Sept. 16 decided to extend entry restrictions for travellers from abroad.

• Travel restrictions to Hungary will not be lifted in October

In addition to shops and public transport, wearing a mask is now mandatory in cinemas, theatres, health and social institutions and public offices, and clubs have to close by 11pm to curb the spread of the virus.

The operative body responsible for handling the epidemic response has ordered 5 schools to revert to digital education. Fully 126 classes in otherwise operating schools have also been ordered to work from home, and 26 kindergartens and 6 schools have gone on emergency breaks, the website said.

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (9,649), followed by Pest County (3,362) and the counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron (1,275), Fejér (1,200), Csongrád-Csanád (1,129), Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (1,006) and Hajdú-Bihar (981). Tolna County has the fewest infections (263).

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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, Sept. 29.

Country Confirmed Cases

World 33,353,615

U.S. 7,148,045
India 6,145,291
Brazil 4,745,464
Russia 1,154,299
Colombia 818,203
Peru 805,302
Spain 748,266
Mexico 733,717
Argentina 723,132

Source: MTI