Another Nine Hungarians Fall Victim to COVID-19

The new coronavirus infection was detected in another 710 Hungarian citizens, which increased the number of infected people identified in Hungary to 15,170, according to the government information portal.

Nine chronic patients died - eight of them over the age of 70 and one of 42 years of age - so the number of deaths rose to 663. This is the highest daily number of deaths in this country in the second wave of the epidemic. Before this day, the daily death toll was this high in May.

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 15,170. There are 28,920 people in compulsory home quarantine, 4,227 already recovered.

The total number of active COVID-19 cases is 10,280. There are currently 328 patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, 21 of whom are on ventilators.

Citing epidemiologists, PM Viktor Orbán said the second wave of the epidemic was expected to peak around December or January, adding that Hungary would have to keep up protection efforts until then.