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1,370 new COVID cases recorded in Hungary yesterday

151 people passed away yesterday due to complications related to COVID-19, while the number of vaccinated people now stands at 6,252,653.

The total number of vaccinated people is 6,252,653, of which 5,968,354 have already received their second vaccination and 3,153,470 have already received their third vaccination. Children between the age of 5 and 11 can now get vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine.

A total of 1,370 new infections have been confirmed yesterday, bringing the total number of infected persons identified since the beginning of the epidemic to 1,246,689. The 151 deaths yesterday were mostly elderly, chronic patients, bringing the total number of deaths to 38,894. The number of recovered people continues to increase and now stands at 1,091,017, while the number of active infected people is 116,778. 4,019 patients with coronavirus are hospitalized, of whom 374 are on ventilators.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 9,119,505 coronavirus tests have been performed in Hungary.