Hungary reports 16,017 new infections over weekend

Altogether 455 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the weekend, while 16,017 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.

So far 6,190,822 people have received a first jab, while 5,893,531 have been fully vaccinated. Altogether 3,005,109 Hungarians have received a booster jab.

The number of active infections stands at 170,416, while

hospitals are treating 6,531 Covid-19 patients, 565 of whom need respiratory assistance.

Since the first outbreak, 1,198,939 infections have been registered, while

the number of fatalities has risen to 36,884.

Fully 991,639 people have made a recovery.

There are 43,047 people in official quarantine, while the number of tests taken stands at 8,853,922.

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Source: MTI