Coronavirus in Hungary – The number of active infections rise to 229,857

Altogether 66 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 9,422 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.

So far 6,364,167 people have received a first jab, while 6,103,465 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,688,593 Hungarians have received a booster shot, while 81,000 children aged 5-11 and 47 percent of 12-17 year olds have also been vaccinated, the website said.

The number of active infections has risen to 229,857, while

hospitals are treating 4,218 Covid-19 patients, 169 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,562,827 have been registered with the virus, while

41,471 deaths have been recorded.

Fully 1,291,499 people have made a recovery.

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