Hungary records its highest daily death toll from COVID-19

Photo: MTI/Balogh Zoltán

Twenty-eight Covid-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours, while the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 1,025 to 39,862, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.

The number of fatalities stands at 996, and 11,753 people have made a recovery.

There are 27,113 active infections and 1,519 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospital, 160 on ventilators.

Altogether 21,990 people are in official home quarantine and 841,220 tests have been carried out.

The website warned Hungarians to observe social distancing guidelines and hygiene regulations. It asked elderly people to pay increased attention to protecting themselves and observe general regulations.

Entry restrictions for travellers from abroad remain in force.

In addition to shops and public transport, wearing a mask is now mandatory in cinemas, theatres, health and social institutions and public offices, and clubs have to close by 11pm to curb the spread of the virus.

As we wrote yesterday, the annual Christmas market at Vörösmarty square might not be held this year, at least not in a way it used to be. Details HERE.

Regulations include a ban on visiting hospitals and elderly care homes which have to take every possible measure to prevent infections, the site said.

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (13,035), followed by Pest County (5,081) and the counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron (2,385), Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (2,079), Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (1,886), Hajdú-Bihar (1,853) and Csongrád-Csanád (1,719). Tolna County has the fewest infections (384).

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, Oct. 13.

Country Confirmed Cases

World 37,801,526

U.S. 7,804,199
India 7,175,880
Brazil 5,103,408
Russia 1,305,093
Colombia 919,084
Argentina 903,730
Spain 888,968
Peru 851,171
Mexico 821,045
China 91,359

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Source: MTI/Xinhua

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3 Comments

Mario says:

13/10/2020 at 09:40

Hungary’s figures are very very high. When you think that, as the Health authorities ( i.e. the government ) openly admitted, they can not perform more than 70,000 tests a week ( which is what many countries do in a day or in half a day … and this alone proves how backward and undeveloped Hungary’s health care system is ) that means that well over 10 % of those tested is covid positive; this means the actual figures are many times higher than the reported ones.
Mario says:

13/10/2020 at 10:36

P.s. not to speak of the number of deaths, which is roughly equal to that of countries which record four or five times the number of positives Hungary declares. So, basicly: few tests, many positives, high death rate.
This looks very disturbing.
Gary.J.A.Booth-Hansen. says:

13/10/2020 at 13:40

Budapest, the (23) districts each with there own municipal governments, and representing combined near on 48% per cent of the total number of Hungarian active cases of this novel coronavirus, is alarming.
Mario, comments contain solidness in his explanation and examples.
Readers know my unequivocal position and that AGAIN, if we know the – HOT Spot – Districts – and we do have ALL that Medically Prepared Statistical Information, un-dated daily, stricter measures and increased movement of human policing, should be immediately implemented into these districts, they being the – Hot Spots.
I do not advocate the shutting down of Districts, but tighten, increase testing, and monitor closer, the present lifestyle and movement patterns of the citizens that reside in the Hot Spot districts.
It would require additional changes to life style but not to the severity of closing districts down.
Authorities must get into the HOT Spot – Districts – in greater numbers, and introduce measures in our efforts to lessen the rampant spread of this deadly virus, that Challenges us ALL.
Stay Safe & Well – ALL.