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The new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected in 5,047 new Hungarian citizens, increasing the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 276,247, writes the government portal that publishes data on the coronavirus epidemic.
Most of the 162 deaths were chronic elderly patients, bringing the number of deaths to 6,784. The number of recovered people is also constantly growing, currently 79,769 people, the number of active infected people is 189,694. 7,807 coronavirus patients are being hospitalized, 610 of whom are on ventilators.
The number of infected people continues to grow across Europe, in neighboring countries and in Hungary, with more and more people seeking hospital care. The epidemic cannot be stopped, the goal remains to stop the epidemic and protect the performance of hospitals. For this, the announced emergency protection measures are fulfilled, which will be extended by the government for one more month, so the current curfew and other protection measures will remain until January 11. The rules for the Christmas holidays will be decided on December 21, and the night curfew will be in effect on New Year’s Eve, the portal recalls.
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