Good sign? – Daily number of deaths seem to steadily decrease in Hungary

Fully 205 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 2,328 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday.

So far 3,596,129 people have received a first jab, while 1,621,420 have been fully vaccinated.

The number of active infections stands at 260,686, while hospitals are treating 6,284 COVID patients, 790 of whom need respiratory assistance.

There are more than 37,497 people in official quarantine, while more than 5.2 million tests have been officially carried out.

Since the first outbreak, 769,518 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 26,625. Fully 482,207 people have made a recovery.

So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.

Terraces have opened on Saturday

The number of Hungarians vaccinated against Covid-19 reached 3.5 million yesterday, so restaurant and bar terraces have opened this Saturday.

Gergely Gulyás told a press briefing on Thursday that open-air facilities, similarly to shops, can stay open until 9.30pm, while the night-time curfew will begin an hour later at 11pm. Reopening catering facilities is “the first step towards regaining freedom”, Gulyás said, adding that he hoped faster steps could follow.

He added that “a large amount of vaccine is expected to arrive soon”.