Coronavirus – Number of confirmed cases 1,310, eight new deaths

The number of registered Covid-19 cases in Hungary has risen to 1,310, while eight patients died in a single day, koronavirus.gov.hu reported on Saturday morning.

According to the government website, the total number of deaths caused by Covid-19 so far has reached 85 and there have been a total of 115 recoveries.

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Currently, 17,490 people are in official home quarantine.

The number of tests carried out so far totals 31,961.

Budapest has seen the highest number of confirmed infections, with 655 cases, followed by Pest County (199).

The authorities say the virus is still being transmitted in small clusters as opposed to in larger communities, but it is present in all parts of the country.

For that matter, another 56 elderly people who are either confirmed or suspected as being infected by novel coronavirus have been moved from the Pesti Street care home in Budapest to St. Janos Hospital.

After a mass outbreak of illnesses in the old people’s home, the Chief Medical Officer ordered the Budapest municipality to take immediate action. On Thursday, 126 elderly residents of the care home were taken to hospital.

Source: MTI