COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary

COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationHungary
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseBudapest
Arrival date4 March 2020 (4 years, 2 months and 18 days)
Confirmed cases2,203,171[1]
Hospitalized cases31
Ventilator cases2
Recovered2,152,155
Deaths
48,881
Fatality rate2.22%
Government website
koronavirus.gov.hu

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.[2] The first coronavirus-related death was announced on 15 March on the government's official website.[3]

On March 18, 2020, Surgeon general Cecília Müller announced that the virus had spread to every part of the country.[4] As of June 2021, Hungary has the second-highest COVID-19 death rate in the world.[5]

As of 19 March 2023, a total of 16,568,528 vaccine doses have been administered.[6]

  1. ^ "Tájékoztató oldal a koronavírusról" (in Hungarian). Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister. 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ Czeglédi, Zsolt (4 March 2020). "Megvan az első két fertőzött, Magyarországot is elérte a járvány" (in Hungarian). Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. MTI. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Meghalt az első magyar beteg". koronavirus.gov.hu. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Az egész országban jelen van a koronavírus". index.hu. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Mortality Analyses". Johns Hopkins University, Coronavirus Resource Center.
  6. ^ "Hungary: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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