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CORONAVIRUS - 241 FATALITIES, 5,216 NEW INFECTIONS

 

Fully 241 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 5,216 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday. So far 3,145,592 people have received a first jab, while 1,349,314 have been fully vaccinated. The number of active infections stands at 271,516, while hospitals are caring for 9,459 Covid patients, 1,117 of whom need respiratory assistance. There are 50,446 people in official quarantine, while 5,065,759 tests have been officially carried out. Since the first outbreak, 742,198 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 24,762. Fully 445,920 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.