COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
The COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On 4 March 2020, the first cases in Hungary were announced. The first coronavirus-related death was announced on 15 March on the government's official website.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Hungary |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Budapest |
| Arrival date | 4 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month and 8 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 2,203,171 |
| Hospitalized cases | 31 |
| Ventilator cases | 2 |
| Recovered | 2,152,155 |
Deaths | 48,881 |
| Fatality rate | 2.22% |
| Government website | |
| koronavirus | |
On March 18, 2020, Surgeon general Cecília Müller announced that the virus had spread to every part of the country. As of June 2021, Hungary has the second-highest COVID-19 death rate in the world.
As of 19 March 2023, a total of 16,568,528 vaccine doses have been administered.
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