Pandemic Started Exactly One Year Ago in Hungary Márton Jász 2021.03.04. Exactly one year ago, on March 4, 2020, the first positive coronavirus case was registered in Hungary. In this brief summary we take a look at how this dangerous pandemic started spreading in the country by identifying the key milestones throughout the year. As mass vaccination is yet to have significant effects on curbing the epidemic, and the country is at the beginning of the third wave, there is still a long way to go until the end. Summary. In Hungary, from the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020 until now, a shocking 446,178 coronavirus cases were registered, and 15,476 people died due to Covid infections.