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Poland reports 13,926 new coronavirus cases, 740 more deaths

21.04.2021 10:35
Poland on Wednesday reported 13,926 new coronavirus infections and 740 more deaths, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,718,493 and fatalities to 63,473.
An exhibition in the Polish upper house of parliament pays tribute to healthcare staff fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
An exhibition in the Polish upper house of parliament pays tribute to healthcare staff fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo: PAP/Mateusz Marek

Of the new cases confirmed on Wednesday, 2,573 were in the densely populated southern coal-mining region of Silesia.

Meanwhile, 1,615 new infections were reported in the central region of Mazowieckie, which includes the national capital Warsaw.

The western province of Wielkopolskie, which is home to the major city of Poznańhad the third-highest number of new infections confirmed by officials on Wednesday, at 1,429.

The latest deaths in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak are 539 people with pre-existing medical conditions and 201 who died directly because of COVID-19, the Polish health ministry said.

On TuesdayPoland confirmed 601 deaths and 9,246 new coronavirus infections nationwide, compared with 101 deaths and 7,283 fresh cases 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 more than a year ago.

Poland's first case of coronavirus infection was reported on March 4, 2020.

30,706 in hospitals, 253,075 quarantined

The health ministry announced on Wednesday morning that 30,706 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 3,265 of them on ventilators, with a further 253,075 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.

Meanwhile, 2,366,230 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, including 11,578 over the last 24 hours, the health ministry also said.

(gs/pk)

Source: IAR, PAP