Coronavirus – Three patients die, registered infections up by a record 510 in Hungary

Three Covid-19 patients, all of whom were elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, have died over the past 24 hours, while the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 510 to 7,892, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Saturday morning.

The number of fatalities has increased to 624, and 3,952 people have made a recovery.

There are 3,316 active infections and 139 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospital, nine on ventilators.

Altogether 16,438 people are in official home quarantine and 460,235 tests have been carried out.

The site warned Hungarians to observe social distancing guidelines and hygiene regulations.

The government closed borders to foreigners from Sept 1, with certain exceptions, re-introducing border protection measures in force during the first wave of the epidemic. Under the decision Hungarians returning from abroad will have to self-quarantine for 14 days, or until they produce two negative tests taken two days apart.

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (3,471), followed by Pest County (1,147) and the counties of Fejer (498), Komarom-Esztergom (358), Zala (315) and Hajdu-Bihar (282). Bekes County has the fewest infections (34).

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Source: MTI