Of the new cases confirmed on Tuesday, the most—16—were in the southern province of Małopolskie, which is home to Poland's second-largest city of Kraków.
The latest deaths in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak are four people with pre-existing medical conditions, the health ministry said.
On Monday, Poland confirmed no new deaths and 67 new coronavirus infections nationwide, compared with three deaths and 69 fresh cases a day earlier.
On April 8, the 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 early last year.
Poland's first case of coronavirus infection was reported on March 4, 2020.
349 in hospitals, 88,120 quarantined
The Polish health ministry announced on Tuesday morning that 349 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 60 of them on ventilators, with a further 88,120 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.
Meanwhile, 2,652,994 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, the health ministry also said.
Health Minister Adam Niedzielski has warned that, after a period of significant decline and stabilization, Poland's COVID-19 cases are likely to rise again in the coming weeks.
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Source: IAR, PAP