Of the new cases confirmed on Sunday, 685 were in the southern province of Małopolskie, which includes the historic city of Kraków.
Meanwhile, 433 new infections were reported in the central region of Mazowieckie, which contains the national capital Warsaw.
The country's western Wielkopolskie region had the third-highest number of new infections confirmed by officials on Sunday, at 380.
The latest deaths in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak are 29 people with pre-existing medical conditions and three who died directly because of COVID-19, the Polish health ministry said in a tweet.
On Saturday, Poland reported 53 deaths and a record 5,300 new cases, the most since the pandemic hit the country in early March.
On Friday, Poland reported 52 deaths and 4,739 fresh cases, its second-highest daily total for new infections since the start of the pandemic.
On Thursday, the country reported its highest daily toll of 76 deaths related to the coronavirus and 4,280 new infections nationwide, up from 3,003 on Wednesday.
4,924 in hospitals, 231,032 quarantined
The health ministry announced on Sunday morning that 4,924 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 383 of them on ventilators, with a further 231,032 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure, and 32,394 under epidemiological supervision.
Meanwhile, 80,302 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, including 1,320 over the last 24 hours, the health ministry also said.
Amid a spike in coronavirus cases, strict new rules came into effect in Poland on Saturday under which everyone is required to wear a face covering when going out in public.
The new rules kicked in after officials this week announced a stepped-up battle against the coronavirus epidemic following a surge in both COVID-19 infections and deaths.
Beginning Saturday, people must cover their mouths and noses when outdoors in public places as well as in most indoor environments nationwide.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters on Saturday that Polish schools would stay open for now despite rising numbers of coronavirus cases nationwide.
He also announced planned new measures to protect senior citizens, who are among those with the highest risk of dying from a COVID–19 infection.
Polish Health Minister Adam Niedzielski this month announced “zero tolerance” towards people who flout sanitary rules amid the spike in infections, warning that offenders would be “severely punished.”
With 70 COVID-19 deaths per million population, Poland remains far less affected by the coronavirus epidemic than many other countries in Europe, new statistics have shown.
To compare, Belgium has 867 deaths per million residents, according to data released by the Polish health ministry on Tuesday, October 6, while Spain has 689 and Britain reports 623.
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Source: IAR, PAP, TVP Info