Coronavirus in Hungary – 98 fatalities, 1,576 more infections

Fully 98 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 1,576 new infections were officially registered, bringing the total number of infected to 373,564, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.

The death toll has risen to 12,930, while 275,764 people have made a recovery.

The number of active infections has declined to 84,870, while there are 3,638 hospitalised Covid patients, 302 on a ventilator.

Altogether 20,254 people are in official home quarantine, and the number of tests carried out has risen to 3,229,242.

Hungary began rolling out the coronavirus vaccine in December. So far, 264,530 people have received their first jab, and 92,773 have been fully inoculated.

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (69,256) and Pest County (46,432) so far, followed by the counties of Hajdu-Bihar (21,131), Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen (20,842) and Gyor-Moson-Sopron (20,765). The county least affected by the infection is Tolna (8,211).

Restrictions to stay in place until March 1

The government will keep coronavirus-related restrictions in place until March 1, and secondary schools will continue digital education, read more HERE.

A decree made commercial P+Rs, parking garages and parking lots in residential areas free of charge from 7:00 in the evening until 7:00 in the morning. Soldiers are helping the police in carrying out their duties in public areas. Soldiers have also been assigned to help out staff in 93 hospitals around Hungary.