Poland reports 233 new coronavirus cases, 8 more deaths

Poland on Tuesday reported 233 new coronavirus infections and eight more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of cases during the pandemic to 2,887,037 and fatalities to 75,324.

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Of the new cases confirmed on Tuesday, the most—45—were in the central Mazowieckie province, which includes the capital Warsaw.

On Monday, Poland confirmed no new deaths and 107 new 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.

385 in hospitals, 59,147 quarantined

The Polish health ministry announced on Tuesday morning that 385 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 44 of them on ventilators, with a further 59,147 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.

Meanwhile, 2,656,355 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 24, 2021

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

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Source: IAR, PAP