Coronavirus – 85 deaths, 14,890 new infections
Altogether 85 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 14,890 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.
So far 6,322,905 people have received a first jab, while 6,066,056 have been double-jabbed. Fully 3,430,445 Hungarians have received a booster shot.
The website said the omicron variant was spreading rapidly.
The number of active infections has risen to 147,573, while hospitals are treating 2,645 Covid-19 patients, 208 of whom are intubated on a ventilator.
Since the first outbreak, 1,369,974 have been registered with the virus, while 40,686 deaths have been recorded. Fully 1,181,715 people have made a recovery.