Fourth wave peaking in Hungary?

Altogether 192 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours, while 11,152 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday.

So far 6,132,549 people have received a first jab, while 5,847,405 have been fully vaccinated. Altogether 2,559,096 Hungarians have received a booster jab.

The number of active infections stands at 187,856, while

hospitals are treating 7,546 Covid-19 patients, 562 of whom need respiratory assistance.

Since the first outbreak, 1,114,260 infections have been registered, while the number of fatalities has risen to 34,713. Fully 891,691 people have made a recovery.

There are 53,551 people in official quarantine, while the number of tests taken stands at 8,474,664.

Portfolio.hu wrote that Hungary might pass the peak of the fourth wave these days. The media outlet said that the daily number of new infections seems to have stabilized at around 10 thousand, which is good news regarding the spread of the virus. Based on wastewater data,

the spread of the coronavirus stabilizes at a high level.

The reproduction rate (R) is around 1 meaning that one infected gives the disease to not more than 1 another.

However, the rate of positive tests has never been this high. Portfolio.hu says that Hungary reached the limit of its testing capacities. That means the number of hidden new infections is rising.

Source: MTI, portfolio.hu