COVID-19: 91 dead, 677 new cases in Hungary

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Hungarian authorities diagnosed 677 people with coronavirus infection over the last 24 hours, taking the total to 792,386. 91 people have died of coronavirus-related infections yesterday; the death toll is up at 28,693 and Hungary continues to lead global rankins in terms of COVID-19 deaths per one million population (2,977). The vaccination programme continues, with over 4.3 million people inoculated with their first dose and over 2.5 million with their second.
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With 677 new cases the total number of coronavirus infections in Hungary rises to 792,386. This is the lowest number of new daily confirmed COVID-19 cases since February.

91 people have died of coronavirus-related diseases over the past 24 hours. The death toll is up at 28,693. SARS-CoV-2 is the deadliest in Hungary in the entire world, with 2,977 deaths per one million people.

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There are 3,384 people with COVID-19 in hospitals (up from 3,353), with 394 of them on ventilators (down from 403).

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The official government portal (koronavirus.gov.hu) reported 1,376 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday morning, while NOT A SINGLE TEST was officially performed on 7 May. Interesting. Must be a technical error that they will correct later on. Or not.

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Up to date, 4,305,775 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 2,503,575 inoculated with their second dose. Restrictions have been eased further as of today. Students in the 5th-8th grades and middle-schools returned to in-class learning, and sport facilities, swimming pools, gyms and ice rinks have also been re-opened to those with immunity certificates.
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Cover photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

 

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