Poland reports 164 new coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths

Poland on Wednesday reported 164 new coronavirus infections and four more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,883,448 and fatalities to 75,269.

Polish health ministry spokesman Wojciech Andrusiewicz speaks to reporters at a news conference in the southeastern city of Zamość this week.

Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

Of the new cases confirmed on Wednesday, the most—29—were in the central region of Mazowieckie, which includes the national capital Warsaw.

The latest deaths in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak are four people with pre-existing medical conditions, the health ministry said.

A day earlier, Poland also confirmed four deaths and 164 fresh coronavirus infections nationwide.

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.

292 in hospitals, 75,282 quarantined

The Polish health ministry announced on Wednesday morning that 292 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 39 of them on ventilators, with a further 75,282 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.

Meanwhile, 2,653,981 people have now recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, the health ministry also said.

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— Ministerstwo Zdrowia (@MZ_GOV_PL) August 4, 2021

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