Of the new cases confirmed on Sunday, the most—12—were in the central region of Mazowieckie, which includes the national capital Warsaw.
The latest death in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak is a person with pre-existing medical conditions, the health ministry said.
On Saturday Poland confirmed 7 deaths and 86 new coronavirus infections nationwide, compared with 17 deaths and 76 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.
426 in hospitals, 98,523 quarantined
The Polish health ministry announced on Sunday morning that 426 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 63 of them on ventilators, with a further 98,523 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.
Meanwhile, 2,652,505 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, the health ministry also said.
(ał/gs/pk)
Source: IAR, PAP
