Hungary surpasses 43,500 pandemic deaths

Altogether 132 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 6,286 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.

So far 6,390,100 people have received a first jab, while 6,159,543 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,794,636 Hungarians have received a booster shot.

The number of active infections stands at 178,730, while

hospitals are treating 4,463 Covid-19 patients, 170 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,769,164 have been registered with the virus, while

43,562 deaths have been recorded.

Fully 1,546,872 people have made a recovery.

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