Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Poland tops 15,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Poland increased by 324 since Wednesday evening and reached 15,047, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday evening. Another 22 people have died, bringing the death toll to 755.
So far, Poland has carried out 425,944 coronavirus tests, including 15,500 over the past 24 hours. Currently, Poland has over 100 laboratories able to test samples for the presence of coronavirus.
The new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causes the COVID-19 disease. Its symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle aches and fatigue. It is suspected that coronavirus infection, which can lead to life-threatening pneumonia, first occurred in China at the end of 2019 at a market in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province.
The first case of coronavirus infection in Poland was reported on March 4.
On March 20, Poland introduced a state of epidemic. On March 31, the government announced further restrictions on the movement of people. Some of the restrictions were lifted on April 20 with further easing introduced on May 4.
(PAP)
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