Coronavirus: Four Die, Registered Infections Up 726 in Hungary

Four Covid-19 patients, all elderly and with underlying illnesses, have died in the past 24 hours, while the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 726 to 13,879, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday morning.

The number of fatalities stands at 646, and 4,130 people have made a recovery.

There are 9,103 active infections and 306 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospital, 17 on ventilators.

Altogether 28,584 people are in official home quarantine and 557,864 tests have been carried out.

The website warned Hungarians to observe social distancing guidelines and hygiene regulations.

The government closed borders to foreigners from Sept 1, with certain exceptions, re-introducing border protection measures in force during the first wave of the epidemic.

The Budapest municipality tightened regulations on mask-wearing in public places and introduced fines for violators and establishment owners.

Detailed data on the more than 29 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 930,000 deaths can be found here and here by country.

Featured photo illustration by Károly Árvai/kormany.hu