Hungary reports 521 new COVID-19 infections

No Covid patients died over the weekend, while 521 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Monday.

So far 5,740,136 people have received a first jab, while 5,506,788 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 290,000 Hungarians have already received booster jabs.

The number of active infections stands at 4,936, while hospitals are treating 98 Covid patients,

7 of whom need respiratory assistance.

There are 1,270 people in official quarantine, while 6,568,905 tests have been officially carried out.

Since the first outbreak, 812,227 infections have been registered,

while fatalities have remained unchanged at 30,057.

Fully 777,234 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.

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Source: MTI