Coronavirus in Hungary – Record number of new infections again!

Forty-seven Covid-19 patients, mostly elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died in the past 24 hours, and registered coronavirus infections rose by 2,066 to 54,278, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.

The death toll rose to 1,352, while 15,655 people have made a recovery. There are 37,272 active infections, while 2,209 patients are hospitalised, 200 on ventilators. Fully 28,261 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 949,470.

Border controls and entry restrictions remain in place and citizens have been asked to avoid participating in large events.

Wearing a face mask is obligatory in shops, on public transport and in cinemas, theatres, shopping malls, as well as in health and social-care facilities and at open-air events, including sports events. Restaurants and entertainment venues must close at 11pm.

An autumn break has begun in schools during which period the institutions will undergo disinfection, the portal said.

Visits to hospitals and nursing homes are banned and temperature measurements are being carried out at school gates.

Budapest (16,047) and Pest County (6,827) have the most infections, followed by the counties of Gyor-Moson-Sopron (3,371), Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen (3,248), Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg (2,847) and Hajdu-Bihar (2,755). Tolna County has the fewest infections (561).

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Source: MTI