The number of new infections is 7,706, thus increasing the number of identified infections to 524,196 since the beginning of the epidemic. Most of the 131 people who died were elderly and chronically ill, so the number of those who died rose to 17,083. The number of recovered people is constantly increasing, currently 354,817 people, but the number of active infected people has also risen to 152,296 people. 9,300 coronavirus patients are being treated in hospitals, of which 1,008 are on ventilators.
The vaccination program is going smoothly and according to schedule, Hungary is already second in the EU vaccination ranking list. More than 3.2 million people have already registered, among them the most urgent task is to vaccinate the elderly, since they are most exposed to the serious course of the disease. General practitioners vaccinate the elderly with AstraZeneca, and hospital vaccination points with Szputnyik and Pfizer.
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. www.vakcinainfo.gov.hu if they have not yet done so ! Vaccination saved lives.
