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HUNGARY RECORDS 197 COVID FATALITIES, 2,680 NEW INFECTIONS

 

Fully 197 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 2,680 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said.
So far 3,266,425 people have received a first jab, while 1,391,381 have been fully vaccinated. The number of active infections stands at 269,595, while hospitals are caring for 8,650 Covid patients, 1,052 of whom need respiratory assistance. There are 45,132 people in official quarantine, while 5,144,130 tests have been officially carried out. Since the first outbreak, 753,188 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 25,381. Fully 458,212 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.