Hungary seems to have halted the third wave – All numbers are decreasing
Fully 12 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 137 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday.
So far 5,260,418 people have received their first jab, while 3,989,525 have been fully vaccinated. The number of active infections decreased to 59,991, while hospitals are treating 602 COVID patients, 68 of whom need respiratory assistance.
There are 7,093 people in official quarantine, while 5,910,248 tests have been officially carried out.
There are 7,093 people in official quarantine, while 5,910,248 tests have been officially carried out.
Since the first outbreak, 806,008 infections have been registered,
while fatalities have risen to 29,854. The number of people who have made a recovery is constantly growing, fully 716,163 people have made a recovery since the beginning of the pandemic.
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. The least infections have been registered in Tolna county.
Since Hungary has reached five million inoculated, most of the coronavirus restrictions were lifted:
- The curfew is over, you can be on the streets anytime
- Opening hours of stores and restaurants are no longer restricted
- Ban on outdoor individual and team sports is lifted
- Up to 50 people can attend private and family events
- Up to 200 people can attend weddings
Furthermore, cultural events, such as dance and music events, sports events and other larger than 500 person events can still only be visited by people with immunity certificates or by underaged children supervised by such person. Outdoor events under 500 guests can be visited by anyone.
However, basic protection measures are still in effect, so the use of the mask is still mandatory in all places where protected and unprotected can meet indoors, so it is mandatory to use the mask on public transport and when shopping in stores.
Read alsoOrbán: Hungary only EU country with abundance of jabs
Source: koronavirus.gov.hu
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