Nr of active infections above 225 thousand in Hungary

Altogether 78 patients died of a Covid-related illness in the past 24 hours, while 17,869 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.

So far 6,351,476 people have received a first jab, while 6,089,784 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,594,529 Hungarians have received a booster shot.

The number of active infections has risen to 225,801, while hospitals are treating 3,463 Covid-19 patients, 145 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.

Since the first outbreak, 1,508,358 have been registered with the virus, while 41,229 deaths have been recorded. Fully 1,241,328 people have made a recovery.

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Source: MTI