New record of Covid-19 infections in Poland, new restrictions expected

In Poland, a total of 29,978 new and confirmed cases of coronavirus infection were found during the day – the most since the beginning of the pandemic, 575 people died, 112,300 vaccinations were performed – the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday In total, 2.12 million infections, 50,340 deaths, and 5.19 million vaccinations have been reported so far.

So far 1.70 million people have recovered, and 26,511 people infected with coronavirus are hospitalized. 2,537 people are connected to ventilators. 396,701 people are quarantined.

"We are analyzing all scenarios. Tomorrow we will be communicating the decision, as announced by the Prime Minister because he ultimately makes all decisions after our extensive consultations. We are also analyzing scenarios in which the restrictions will be even harder than at the moment," Adam Niedzielski, the health minister, said.

(PAP)