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Covid-19: Poland logs highest daily cases of 2021, nationwide lockdown in view
Wednesday's total marked a significant increase on the previous 2021 record of 21,049, reported on Saturday. There were 453 deaths related to Covid-19 on Wednesday.
Published on: Mar 17, 2021, 16:17:33 IST
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Poland reported 25,052 daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to health ministry data, the highest number so far this year as the country looked to be moving closer to a nationwide lockdown.
Poland has been implementing a policy of regional lockdowns in a bid to contain a surge in infections driven by a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain, but the government has said that if case numbers keep rising a nationwide lockdown is possible.
Wednesday's total marked a significant increase on the previous 2021 record of 21,049, reported on Saturday. There were 453 deaths related to Covid-19 on Wednesday.
In total, the country of 38 million has reported 1,956,974 cases and 48,032 deaths.
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