Number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 581 to 14,460

Eight Covid-19 patients, all suffering from underlying illnesses, have died in the past 24 hours, while the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 581 to 14,460, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday morning.

The number of fatalities stands at 654, and 4,153 people have made a recovery.

There are 9,653 active infections and 324 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospital, 18 on ventilators.

Altogether 29,005 people are in official home quarantine and 567,691 tests have been carried out.

The website warned Hungarians to observe social distancing guidelines and hygiene regulations.

The government closed borders to foreigners from Sept 1, with certain exceptions, re-introducing border protection measures in force during the first wave of the epidemic.

The Budapest municipality tightened regulations on mask-wearing in public places and introduced fines for violators and establishment owners.

• Budapest Assembly tightens rules on mask-wearing, introduces fines for infractions!

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (6,202), followed by Pest County (2,031) and the counties of Fejér (799), Hajdú-Bihar (532), Győr-Moson-Sopron (523), and Komárom-Esztergom (502). Békés County has the fewest infections (90).

Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide

The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 0500 GMT, Sept. 16.

Country Confirmed Cases

World 29,571,333

U.S. 6,605,733
India 5,020,359
Brazil 4,382,263
Russia 1,069,873
Peru 733,860
Colombia 728,590
Mexico 676,487
South Africa 651,521
Spain 603,167

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Source: MTI/Xinhua