Seventeen, mostly elderly, chronic patients died and another 455 Hungarian citizens were diagnosed with the coronavirus, koronavirus.gov.hu announced on Tuesday, highlighting that 5,911,737 people have been vaccinated in Hungary so far, of which 5,682,396 have received the second, 911 and 1,000 have already received the third dose of vaccine.
It was written on the government portal: the number of infected people identified in Hungary has increased to 829,911. The number of those who died rose to 30,320, and the number of those who recovered rose to 789,322.
The number of active infected people is 10,269. Hospitals treat 733 coronavirus patients, 110 of whom are on ventilators.
There are 6,692 people in official home quarantine, the number of samples taken is 7,079,804.
On the government side, it was highlighted that the new diseases are caused by the delta virus mutant. Unvaccinated people are at greatest risk, so they are asked to register and get vaccinated as soon as possible.
They emphasized that due to the delta variant of the coronavirus, the number of infected people is rising again in several countries, including Hungary. However, in the current wave of the epidemic, it is a big advantage - they wrote - that there is already a vaccine, and most people have been vaccinated, which "means the strongest protection against the virus".
They added that less than one percent of vaccinated people get sick, and the course of the disease is usually much milder in vaccinated people. The majority of the Hungarian population has registered for vaccination and has already received it. Those who have not yet registered can still register on the www.vakcinainfo.gov.hu . After registration, it is possible to book a vaccination appointment at the general practitioner's office or online www.eeszt.gov.hu .
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