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Poland reports 124 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

21.07.2021 10:35
Poland on Wednesday reported 124 new coronavirus infections and three more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,881,718 and fatalities to 75,222.
Coronavirus in Poland: A temporary vaccination site in Czarny Dunajec near the countrys southern border with Slovakia.
Coronavirus in Poland: A temporary vaccination site in Czarny Dunajec near the country's southern border with Slovakia.Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Momot

Of the new cases confirmed on Wednesdaythe most—22—were in the central region of Mazowieckie, which includes the national capital Warsaw.

The latest deaths in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak are three people with pre-existing medical conditions, the health ministry said.

On Tuesday, Poland confirmed four new deaths and 104 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.

339 in hospitals, 85,344 quarantined

The Polish health ministry announced on Wednesday morning that 339 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 61 of them on ventilators, with a further 85,344 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.

Meanwhile, 2,653,025 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, the health ministry also said.

Officials have warned that the number of COVID-19 infections in the country could rise in the coming weeks as the Delta variant of the coronavirus begins to spread more quickly.

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Source: IAR, PAP