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The case of 2066 represents a new peak, as it exceeds the figure of 2032 yesterday, which was the first number of cases in Hungary above two thousand. The indicator has again shown a clear increase in recent days, but as the testing capabilities are very low, we still have only a vague picture of the dynamics of the epidemic. At the same time, it doesn’t take a lot of courage to speak of a clearly accelerated infection rate according to recent data. This is confirmed by the fact that consistency between the different indicators has been strengthened, so that the figures point in one direction.
The number of people needing care is constantly increasing, more and more people are in hospitals, and the number of people on respirators is also increasing. At the same time, we are still far from the limit of the necessary health capacity for care, but the slopes of the curves are alert, so the authorities must actively monitor when we reach the limit. The government tightened the rules on the use of masks in the country last night, but, of course, it is not yet known to what extent this will curb the epidemic.
Although the number of deaths did not reach a new peak, the level jump observed two days ago was maintained: after 48 and 46 cases, 47 deaths were reported today by the official government website. The number of victims is already well above that observed in the first wave, which is explained by the more widespread virus, since the mortality rate is much lower than in the spring.
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