Of the new cases confirmed on Monday, the most—six each—were in the central region of Mazowieckie, which includes the national capital Warsaw, and the northern province of Pomorskie, which is home to the Baltic port city of Gdańsk.
The latest death in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak is a patient with pre-existing medical conditions, the Polish health ministry said.
On Sunday, Poland confirmed one death and 54 new coronavirus infections nationwide, compared with 18 deaths and 107 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.
566 in hospitals, 101,857 quarantined
The Polish health ministry announced on Monday morning that 566 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 86 of them on ventilators, with a further 101,857 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.
Meanwhile, 2,652,228 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, the health ministry also said.
(gs/pk)
Source: IAR, PAP