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Poland reports 153 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

31.07.2021 10:40
Poland on Saturday reported 153 new coronavirus infections and two more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,882,939 and fatalities to 75,261.
A UV-disinfection robot is being used at Biegański Hospital in Łódź, central Poland. Currently, nine such machines are used in Polish hospitals.
A UV-disinfection robot is being used at Biegański Hospital in Łódź, central Poland. Currently, nine such machines are used in Polish hospitals.Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Michałowski

Of the new cases confirmed on Saturday, the most—22—were in the southern province of Małopolskie, which includes the historic city of Kraków.

On Friday, Poland confirmed two new deaths and 153 new coronavirus infections nationwide, compared with five deaths and 167 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.

278 in hospitals, 79,794 quarantined

The Polish health ministry announced on Saturday morning that 278 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 36 of them on ventilators, with a further 79,794 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.

Meanwhile, 2,653,700 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, the health ministry also said.

Officials have warned that the number of COVID-19 infections in the country could rise in the coming weeks as the Delta variant of the coronavirus begins to spread more quickly.

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Source: IAR, PAP