Poland 16th in Europe in terms of number of new coronavirus infections

Chief Sanitary Inspector Jarosław Pinkas informed that Poland is in 16th place in Europe in terms of the number of new infections. Until September 3, there were 69,000 cases of infection in Poland, of whom women were 47 percent.

"Among all infected, 7.6 percent are children. This is extremely important, because thanks to this we were able to make a rational decision about returning to school,” the head of GIS said.

The most cases (21,000) were recorded in Silesia, although – as Pinkas stated – the situation in Silesia has been stable for two weeks and the number of active cases has been decreasing.

Till September 3, as many as 2,092 people died, 46 percent of them were women. The youngest person who died was 18 years old, the oldest – 99 years. The average age of the deceased is 75.7 years. There have been no deaths among children.

The head of GIS informed that the epidemic is now largely outbreaks, which dominate in workplaces and private organized events, especially at weddings.

(PAP)