Hungary has reported a jump of 3,125 in daily Covid-19 cases, its highest daily tally since April, the government said, urging people to take up vaccines that are widely available nationwide.

Hungary has seen a steady increase in infections over the past weeks — with today's numbers jumping from 1,668 daily new cases a week ago — but its daily new infections still remain below the numbers elsewhere in central and eastern Europe.

Hungary, a country of 10 million, has reported 30,647 deaths since the start of the pandemic. More than 5.7m people have been fully vaccinated against the virus so far, and more than 1.1m have received a booster shot, according to a Reuters report.