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Poland confirms 104 new coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths

20.07.2021 10:35
Poland on Tuesday reported 104 new coronavirus infections and four more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,881,594 and fatalities to 75,219.
Coronavirus in Poland: A makeshift vaccination site in Czarny Dunajec near the countrys southern border with Slovakia.
Coronavirus in Poland: A makeshift vaccination site in Czarny Dunajec near the country's southern border with Slovakia.Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Momot

Of the new cases confirmed on Tuesdaythe 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 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 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