Number of deaths falling, 4.4 million vaccinated in Hungary
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Fully 82 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 1,416 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Thursday.
So far 4,420,767 people have received a first jab, while 2,584,879 have been fully vaccinated.
The number of active infections has declined to 165,769, while hospitals are treating 2,782 Covid patients, 354 of whom need respiratory assistance.
There are 18,886 people in official quarantine, while 5,588,435 tests have been officially carried out.
Since the first outbreak, 795,200 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 28,970. Fully 600,461 people have made a recovery.
So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.
Registration opens for foreign residents
People in those groups can register at www.vakcinainfo.gov.hu, the centre said.
It added that vaccination would start in the second half of May with foreign residents in Hungary, with Hungarian nationals living in other countries to follow.