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Coronavirus in Hungary: Registered infections increase by 24
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The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has gone up by 24 to 4,877 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Saturday morning.
The number of fatalities stands at 607, while 3,606 people have made a recovery.
There are 664 active infections and 63 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital for Covid-19, six on ventilators.
Fully 8,526 people are in official home quarantine, while the number of tests carried out stands at 375,685.
New restrictions on entering the country came into force on July 12, with the aim of preventing the import of infections from abroad.
Foreign countries have been classed into three categories: red, yellow, green.
The authorities are screening arrivals and taking action based on the severity of the infection rate in each country. This can include ordering home quarantine for 14 days and compulsory testing. The government and the chief medical officer review the classification of the countries on a weekly basis.