Good news came – the number of deaths linked to COVID decreased radically

Fully 61 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 1,307 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 367,586, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday.

The death toll has risen to 12,524, while 262,968 people have made a recovery.

The number of active infections stands at 92,094, while there are 3,562 hospitalised Covid patients, 268 on a ventilator.

Hungary began rolling out the coronavirus vaccine in December. So far, 222,005 people have received their first jab, and 56,825 have been fully inoculated.

The government has extended coronavirus-related restrictions until March 1. Hungary has so far signed contracts for 19,7 million doses worth a combined value of 10 billion forints (EUR 28m) with Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Curevac.

The country has so far taken delivery of vaccines enough to inoculate 201,000 people with two Pfizer and one Moderna consignment. Under an agreement with Russia, Hungary will receive Sputnik V in three batches to inoculate one million people, the portal said.

Today, the government expects the arrival of 18 thousand Moderna vaccine, and 1,800 family doctors will start inoculating the elderly next week. 

Source: koronavirus.gov.hu