Chief medical officer: Number of active infections falling for second day

The number of patients with active coronavirus infections in Hungary has been declining for the second consecutive day, Cecilia Muller, the chief medical officer, said on Wednesday. Speaking at the regular press conference of the operative board coordinating the epidemic response, Muller noted that altogether 3,111 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the emergence of the virus. The current number of registered patients is 1,979, she said. So far, 373 people have died and 759 have recovered. Muller noted that outpatient clinics are only receiving patients on appointment.