The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that further 7,937 coronavirus infection cases and 216 deaths were confirmed in Poland. Over 50,000 tests coronavirus tests were taken within the last 24 hours. Since the start of the pandemic, Poland has reported a total of 1,719,708 infection cases and 44,008 deaths.
The highest number of Tuesday's 7,937 infections were recorded in the Masovian province, where 1,279 cases were reported.
The ministry also informed about the death of 216 coronavirus-infected persons. 62 of those person died directly due to COVID-19, whereas 154 had co-occurring medical conditions.
In total, since the start of the pandemic, Poland has confirmed 1,719,708 infections and 44,008 COVID-related deaths.
According to the ministry, in the last 24 hours, 50,212 coronavirus tests were performed, including 19,307 antigen tests.
Furthermore, as of Tuesday, March 2:
- 15,400 of 26,241 available COVID-19 hospital beds were occupied
- 1,540 of 2,586 ventilators were in use
- 192,491 people were placed in quarantine
- 1,438,032 people recovered from COVID-19
Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP