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Poland confirms 400 new coronavirus cases, 95 more deaths

08.06.2021 10:35
Poland on Tuesday reported 400 new coronavirus infections and 95 more deaths, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,875,729 and fatalities to 74,255.
Polands Health Minister Adam Niedzielski.
Poland’s Health Minister Adam Niedzielski.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

Of the new cases confirmed on Tuesday, 56 were in the central region of Mazowieckie, which includes the national capital Warsaw.

Meanwhile, 37 new infections were reported in the central province of Łódzkie, which is home to Poland's third-largest city of Łódź.

The southwestern province of Dolnośląskie, which is home to the major city of Wrocław, had the third-highest number of new infections confirmed by officials on Tuesday, at 33.

The latest deaths in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak are 69 people with pre-existing medical conditions and 26 who died directly because of COVID-19, the Polish health ministry said.

On Monday, Poland confirmed eight deaths and 194 new coronavirus infections nationwide, compared with 13 deaths and 312 fresh cases a day earlier.

On April 8the country reported its highest daily toll of 954 deaths related to the coronavirus.

On April 1, the Polish health ministry confirmed 35,251 new single-day cases, the most since the pandemic hit the country more than a year ago.

Poland's first case of coronavirus infection was reported on March 4, 2020.

2,983 in hospitals, 63,352 quarantined

The health ministry announced on Tuesday morning that 2,983 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 412 of them on ventilators, with a further 63,352 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.

Meanwhile, 2,646,340 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, the health ministry also said.

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Source: IAR, PAP