Coronavirus in Hungary: 271 deaths, 21,081 new infections over weekend

Altogether 271 patients died of a Covid-related illness during the weekend, while 21,081 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.

So far 6,383,007 people have received a first jab, while 6,140,331 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,769,557 Hungarians have received a booster shot.

The number of active infections stands at 223,810, while

hospitals are treating 5,186 Covid-19 patients, 199 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

The website said the Omicron variant accounts for 94 percent of all infections.

Since the first outbreak, 1,717,072 have been registered with the virus, while

42,631 deaths have been recorded.

Fully 1,450,631 people have made a recovery.

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Source: MTI