Increasing Number of New Coronavirus Cases in Hungary

In one day, the number of identified infected people rose by 844 in Hungary and five elderly, chronic patients died, the government information site said.

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 13,153. There are 26,668 people in compulsory home quarantine with 4,117 recovered: 4,117. The number of deceased in the pandemic is 642.

The total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country is officially 8,394. The results show that 42% of those infected, 58% of the deceased, and 42% of those recovered live in Budapest. There are currently 287 patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, 16 of whom are on ventilators.

The highest daily infection rate to date was recorded this past Friday, when 916 new coronavirus infections were identified.