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• 11 Aug 2021 11:00 AM
• Hungary Matters

So far some 52,000 Hungarians have received a Covid-19 booster shot, koronavirus.gov.hu said.

Some 64,000 people have registered for a third jab so far, the website said, noting that Hungary was the first country in Europe to offer booster shots.

Hungary registered 35 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the website reported, noting there were no deaths.

So far 5,654,096 people have received a first jab, while 5,494,110 have been fully vaccinated.

So far some 189,000 12-17-year-olds have registered for inoculation, 152,000 of whom have already been vaccinated, the website said.

The number of active infections has declined to 20,976, while hospitals are treating 87 Covid patients, 15 of whom need respiratory assistance.

There are 1,137 people in official quarantine, while 6,399,106 tests have been officially carried out.

Since the first outbreak, 810,046 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 30,037.

Fully 759,033 people have made a recovery.

So far, most infections have been registered in Budapest and Pest County, followed by the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Győr-Moson-Sopron and Hajdú-Bihar.


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