Once again, the virus set a record.

Coronavirus: the second wave

Half a year after the spring outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the second wave of the pandemic has arrived. The radical increase in the number of infected is forcing more and more countries to re-impose restrictions, despite the fact that the world economy has not even recovered from the effects of the spring outbreak. According to the posters, the second wave also reached Hungary. Follow our news!

A record number of 941 people were identified with the Covid-19 virus infection on Friday, writes the government website koronavirus.gov.hu. Six chronically ill elderly people died from the disease, bringing the death toll to 669 and the number recovered to 4,240.

There are 11,202 active infections registered, 922 more than yesterday morning. 374 coronavirus patients are hospitalized, 46 more than yesterday, 29 of whom need a ventilator (+8).

Yesterday, 11,546 tests were completed, bringing the total number of tests to 591,618. 1,054 have been released from official quarantine and now 27,866 are under lockdown.


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