The number of new infections is 8,863 , thus increasing the number of identified infections to 516,490 since the beginning of the epidemic. Most of the 162 people who died were elderly and chronically ill , so the number of those who died rose to 16,952. The number of recovered people is constantly increasing, currently 351,891 people, but the number of active infected people has also risen to 147,647 people. 8,764 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospital, of which 1,005 are on ventilators.

The vaccination program is running smoothly and according to schedule, the number of vaccinated people is already 1,319,266 , of which 392,703 people have already received their second vaccination. We are in the rapidly rising part of the third wave of the epidemic, the British virus mutant is spreading very quickly, the number of active infected people and hospital patients is increasing significantly, which is why the government decided to tighten the restrictions.

Adherence to the epidemiological measures is also vitally important during the holiday!

Vaccination is the only way out of the epidemic. Since the start of the third wave, the number of registered people has increased by another million, but there are still many who have not registered. Those who have not yet done so should register for vaccination on the website www.vakcinainfo.gov.hu! Vaccination saved lives.