Hungary opens terraces but nr of deaths is still very high

Fully 212 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 2,796 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Saturday.

So far 3,576,705 people have received a first jab, while 1,552,685 have been fully vaccinated.

The number of active infections stands at 262,447, while hospitals are treating 6,737 Covid patients, 813 of whom need respiratory assistance.

There are more than 40 thousand people in official quarantine, while more than 5.2 million tests have been officially carried out.

Since the first outbreak, 767,190 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 26,420. Fully 478,323 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 open today

The number of Hungarians vaccinated against Covid-19 reached 3.5 million today, so restaurant and bar terraces may open today.

Gergely Gulyás told a press briefing on Thursday that open-air facilities, similarly to shops, will 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.