Latest coronavirus numbers in Hungary’s neighbours – Dec. 14

Latest coronavirus numbers in Hungary’s neighbours: 

Austria reports 2,641 new COVID-19 cases

Austria reported on Sunday 2,641 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total caseload to 322,463, according to data published by the Austrian Interior Ministry.

To date, the country’s total COVID-19 death toll reached 4,473, while 281,106 have recovered in total, said the ministry.

Croatia: 3,363 new cases, 78 Deaths

Over the past 24 hours, Croatia has registered 3,363 new cases of the coronavirus infection and 78 related deaths, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Sunday.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 25,035.

2,864 COVID patients are being treated in hospitals, including 295 who are on ventilators. 

Romania reports 4,435 new COVID-19 cases

Romania reported on Sunday 4,435 new cases of COVID-19, bringing its total infections to 556,335, according to official statistics.

The country also reported 121 new deaths from the virus, and the total death toll now stands at 13,385,

said the Strategic Communication Group, the official novel coronavirus communication task force.

Romania has decided to extend the state of alert introduced to contain the COVID-19 outbreak by 30 days until Jan. 13, the government announced on Friday.

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Serbia reports 4,995 new COVID-19 cases

Serbia reported on Sunday 4,995 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 266,432, according to information released by the country’s Institute for Public Health.

The country also reported 56 new deaths from the virus, and the total death toll in Serbia reached 2,331, according to the same source.

Mirsad Djerlek, state secretary at the Ministry of Health, said recently that vaccination of the general population can be expected in the first quarter of 2021, while doctors, police officers and soldiers can expect it before the end of this year.

Slovakia records 505 new COVID-19 cases, 30 more deaths

Slovakia on Monday reported 505 new COVID-19 cases and 30 more deaths, according to the latest official data from the government website.

The national caseload has reached 133,489 with 1,205 deaths, and a total of 98,585 patients have recovered, said the statistics.

1 218 962 PCR tests for COVID-19 have been conducted, according to official figures.

COVID-19 death toll exceeds 2,000 in Slovenia

The COVID-19 death toll in Slovenia has passed 2,000, showed official figures on Saturday.

The country’s death toll rose by 43 in the last 24 hours to 2,041, while the total number of cases increased by 1,744 to 95,479.

The country conducted 6,127 coronavirus tests on Friday, with 28.46 percent of them turning out to be positive.

A total of 1,276 patients were being treated in hospitals, eight more than the day before, 193 of them in intensive care, three fewer than the day before.

According to the COVID-19 tracker site Sledilnik, there are currently 21,150 active cases in the country. The 7-day rolling average per 100,000 residents is 1,526.

Slovenia has been in its second lockdown since mid-October and restrictive measures have been tightened

Ukraine reports 9,176 new COVID-19 cases

Ukraine on Sunday registered 9,176 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 894,215, said the country’s National Security and Defense Council.

Meanwhile, the nationwide death toll rose to 15,154, as 156 new deaths from the virus were reported.

A total of 501,564 patients have so far recovered from COVID-19 in the country, said the council.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in his official Telegram channel on Wednesday that the government decided to introduce a lockdown throughout Ukraine from Jan. 8 until Jan. 24, 2021.

Poland reports 8,977 new COVID-19 cases

Poland confirmed on Sunday 8,977 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total caseload to 1,135,676, according to the health ministry.
The ministry also announced 188 new deaths from the virus, and the national death toll climbed up to 22,864.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said recently that Poland had signed contracts with various vaccine developers for the delivery of 45 million doses.

“The vaccines will be free of charge, voluntary and will require two doses,” Morawiecki said.

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Source: Official sites, Xinhua