Coronavirus in Hungary – Registered infections increase by 32
The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has gone up by 32 to 5,002 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday morning.
The number of fatalities remained stable at 609, while 3,665 people have made a recovery.
There are 728 active infections and 57 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, seven on ventilators.
Fully 7,806 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 387,111.
New restrictions on entering the country came into force on July 12, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.
Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green.
The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing.
The site said that most new infections can be attributed to people ignoring symptoms and attending family gatherings or smaller events with friends.
To avoid a flare-up of the epidemic, the government has cancelled the celebrations that draw large crowds on the August 20 national holiday, including the fireworks and the air show. A ban on gatherings of more than 500 people is still in force.
As a general rule people must wear a face mask in shops and in public transport.
Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,178), followed by Pest County (738) and the counties of Fejér (391), Komárom-Esztergom (315) and Zala (279). Békés county has the fewest infections (19).
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide
The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 0500 GMT, Aug. 19.
Country Confirmed Cases
World 22,136,954
U.S. 5,482,416
Brazil 3,407,354
India 2,767,253
Russia 930,276
South Africa 592,144
Peru 541,493
Mexico 531,239
Colombia 489,122
Chile 388,855
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Source: MTI/Xinhua
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