Altogether 85 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 14,890 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.
So far 6,322,905 people have received a first jab, while 6,066,056 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,430,445 Hungarians have received a booster shot.
The website said the omicron variant was spreading rapidly.
The number of active infections has risen to 147,573, while hospitals are treating 2,645 Covid-19 patients, 208 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.
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Since the first outbreak, 1,369,974 have been registered with the virus, while 40,686 deaths have been recorded. Fully 1,181,715 people have made a recovery.
As 444.hu reported, Péter Márki-Zary caught the virus and produced a positive COVID test at dawn. Therefore, the opposition’s PM candidate postponed all his official programs and would continue his work from home quarantine. He said that he had light symptoms and received three jabs.
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Source: MTI
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