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5,506 new COVID cases recorded in Hungary yesterday

153 people passed away yesterday due to complications related to COVID-19, while the number of vaccinated people now stands at 6,194,221.

The total number of vaccinated people is 6,194,221, of which 5,906,701 have already received their second vaccination and 3,028,149 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 5,506 new infections have been confirmed yesterday, bringing the total number of infected persons identified since the beginning of the epidemic to 1,208,020. The 153 deaths yesterday were mostly elderly, chronic patients, bringing the total number of deaths to 37,232. The number of recovered people continues to increase and now stands at 1,005,586, while the number of active infected people is 165,202. 6,337 patients with coronavirus are hospitalized, of whom 540 are on ventilators.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 8,890,023 coronavirus tests have been performed in Hungary.