Of the new cases confirmed on Wednesday, the most—63—were in the central Mazowieckie province, which includes the capital Warsaw.
The latest deaths in Poland’s coronavirus outbreak are eight people with pre-existing medical conditions and three others who died directly because of COVID-19, the health ministry said.
On Tuesday, Poland confirmed 13 deaths and 406 new coronavirus infections nationwide, compared with no fatalities and 183 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.
588 in hospitals, 60,540 quarantined
The Polish health ministry announced on Wednesday morning that 588 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals nationwide, 66 of them on ventilators, with a further 60,540 people quarantined for possible coronavirus exposure.
Meanwhile, 2,657,686 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 weeks ahead as the Delta variant of the coronavirus begins to spread more quickly.
Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said last week that the daily number of new coronavirus infections in the country could reach 1,000 by the end of September and then rise to 5,000 by late October.
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Source: IAR, PAP