Worsening COVID-19 Figures in Hungary: 17 More Deaths

17 more Hungarians died in the past 24 hours, according to the relevant government website, increasing the number of COVID-19 deaths to 798.

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 28,631. Officially, there are 22,906 people in compulsory home quarantine, 6,349 recovered. The total number of active COVID-19 cases is 21,484. There are currently 740 patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, 47 of whom are on ventilators.

From October 1, the government extended the border closure by another month. The Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, Gergely Gulyás stressed that members of the public are required to continue to observe the rules adopted so far. He said wearing face masks is key. He added that body temperature checking in schools had started, the visiting bans were being maintained in hospitals and elderly care homes, and the vaccine against the flu would be made available shortly.

The Minister said in conclusion that “the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is here with us,” the drastic rise in the number of infections experienced at the beginning of September has stopped in Hungary, and numbers have stagnated for some time now between 600 and 1,000.