Hungary records its highest daily death toll from COVID-19

Twenty-eight Covid-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours, while the number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 1,025 to 39,862, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Tuesday.

The number of fatalities stands at 996, and 11,753 people have made a recovery.

There are 27,113 active infections and 1,519 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospital, 160 on ventilators.

Altogether 21,990 people are in official home quarantine and 841,220 tests have been carried out.

The website warned Hungarians to observe social distancing guidelines and hygiene regulations. It asked elderly people to pay increased attention to protecting themselves and observe general regulations.

Entry restrictions for travellers from abroad remain in force.

In addition to shops and public transport, wearing a mask is now mandatory in cinemas, theatres, health and social institutions and public offices, and clubs have to close by 11pm to curb the spread of the virus.

As we wrote yesterday, the annual Christmas market at Vörösmarty square might not be held this year, at least not in a way it used to be. Details HERE.

Regulations include a ban on visiting hospitals and elderly care homes which have to take every possible measure to prevent infections, the site said.

Most infections have been registered in Budapest (13,035), followed by Pest County (5,081) and the counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron (2,385), Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (2,079), Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (1,886), Hajdú-Bihar (1,853) and Csongrád-Csanád (1,719). Tolna County has the fewest infections (384).

Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide

The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 0500 GMT, Oct. 13.

Country Confirmed Cases

World 37,801,526

U.S. 7,804,199
India 7,175,880
Brazil 5,103,408
Russia 1,305,093
Colombia 919,084
Argentina 903,730
Spain 888,968
Peru 851,171
Mexico 821,045
China 91,359

Source: MTI/Xinhua