Of the new cases confirmed on Thursday, the most—4,886—were in the central Mazowieckie province, which includes the national capital Warsaw.
The latest deaths in Poland's coronavirus outbreak are 377 people with pre-existing medical conditions and 120 others who died directly because of COVID-19, the health ministry said.
On Wednesday, Poland confirmed 460 deaths and 28,380 new coronavirus infections nationwide, compared with 398 deaths and 19,936 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.
19,087 in hospitals, 660,170 quarantined
The Polish health ministry announced on Thursday morning that 19,087 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 1,657 of them on ventilators, with a further 660,170 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.
Meanwhile, 2,934,027 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, the health ministry also said.
As the fourth wave of the pandemic surged, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski warned on Wednesday that the government could move to reintroduce a range of COVID-19 restrictions unless the number of cases decreased over the next few weeks.
Niedzielski told a news conference that the fourth wave was expected to crest at around 30,000 to 35,000 cases next week.
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Source: IAR, PAP