Coronavirus – Registered infections in Hungary up by 15
The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has increased by 15 to 4,746 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday morning.
The number of fatalities remains unchanged at 605, while 3,527 people have made a recovery.
There are 614 active infections and 62 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, five on ventilators.
Fully 7,492 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 363,459.
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 government and the chief medical officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.
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. The ban on gatherings of more than 500 people has been extended beyond August 15.
As a general rule people must wear a face mask in shops and in public transport.
Most infections have been registered in Budapest (2,100), followed by Pest County (706) and the counties of Fejér (382), Komárom-Esztergom (315) and Zala (265). Békés and Tolna counties have the fewest infections (18 each).
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. 11.
Country Confirmed Cases
World 20,089,624
U.S. 5,094,400
Brazil 3,057,470
India 2,268,675
Russia 890,799
South Africa 563,598
Mexico 485,836
Peru 483,133
Colombia 397,623
Chile 375,044
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Source: MTI/Xinhua
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