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The Ministry of Health informed about 10 thousand. 900 new cases of coronavirus infection. There are 18 in hospitals. 286 patients. 19 people have died due to COVID-292. Here are the latest epidemic data.

  1. According to data from January 8, 10 thousand were detected in Poland. 900 SARS-CoV-2 virus infections
  2. 19 people have died due to COVID-292
  3. There are 18 in hospitals. 286 coronavirus patients
  4. We also present the current vaccination status in Poland compared to other European countries and the situation related to the spread of the Omikron variant
  5. More current information can be found on the Onet homepage.

Coronavirus in Poland – data from January 8. How many infections and deaths?

We have 10 new and confirmed cases of coronavirus infection from the following voivodships: Mazowieckie (900), Małopolskie (1621), Śląskie (1394), Wielkopolskie (996), Dolnośląskie (967), Pomorskie (935), Łódzkie (667), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (666), Podkarpackie (583), West Pomeranian (540), Lublin (509), Warmian-Masurian (436), Opolskie (393), Świętokrzyskie (320), Lubuskie (287), Podlasie (267). 201 infections are data without specifying an address, which will be completed by the sanitary inspection.

19 people have died due to COVID-77, 19 people have died due to the coexistence of COVID-215 with other diseases.

Number of people infected with coronavirus 4 / 202 (all positive / including deceased persons).

You can check the situation in other provinces in the report: Coronavirus in Poland – statistics for provinces [CURRENT DATA].

Coronavirus in Poland. As of January 8. How many people in hospitals?

The latest data from the Ministry of Health show that there are currently 18 hospitals in hospitals. 286 patients. This is 153 less than the day before. A week ago, on January 1, 19 thousand. 408 hospital beds. Currently, the bed base for patients with COVID-19 is 30. 318.

How many sick people need help with breathing? 1825 ventilators are currently in use. This is 33 less than the day before. A week ago, on January 1, 1 people used a respirator. 897 patients. The number of ventilators for COVID-19 patients is currently 2. 811.

Vaccination status against COVID-19 in Poland

The vaccination coverage rate in Poland is still unsatisfactory. Two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were taken by 55,8%. society, one – 57,7 percent. Poles also do not queue up in crowds for a booster – only 19,6 percent were given a booster dose. people.

Meanwhile, in Europe, these rates are much higher. Portugal is the leader all the time, with 82,6 percent behind the complete vaccination course. population. In Denmark, the figure is 85,7%. In Ireland and Iceland, 77,4% were vaccinated. people, 74,9% in Finland, 74,3% in Italy, 73,6% in France, 73,1% in Norway, 71,2% in Germany,

Better vaccination statistics translate into fewer hospitalizations and deaths. Although there are still a lot of these infections in these countries (some of them record new records in this respect – mainly due to the new variant, Omikron, which spreads very quickly), the number of deaths is not increasing. For example, looking at the data from January 4, in Greece with over 50. infections, there were 63 deaths (vaccination rate of the population: 65%), and in the Netherlands 18. cases and 19 deaths (vaccinated: 70%).

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Omikron in Poland

The number of detected cases of infection with the new variant of the coronavirus is also increasing. Omikron appeared in Poland in mid-December 2021, today it is officially infected with 156 people. According to experts, there are certainly more cases, but still undetected.

Difficulties in identifying a new strain include the fact that the symptoms of Omikron infection resemble the symptoms of a common cold. It is mainly: runny nose, scratchy throat, sore throat, headache, fatigue, slightly elevated body temperature. In addition, according to some studies, antigen tests that Poles willingly buy in pharmacies and stores may not detect this variant and give a negative result despite infection.

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The fact that the Omikron wave in Poland is inevitable, however, is being said more and more. Prof. Andrzej Fal, head of the Department of Allergology, Lung Diseases and Internal Diseases of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, president of the Polish Society of Public Health, said in an interview with Medonet that “if nothing new happens in the context of the restrictions, the end of January is a very likely date for the wave of Omikron infections in Poland ».

  1. See also: New restrictions seem inevitable. “Catastrophic scenario”

This topic was also discussed recently by Deputy Minister of Health Waldemar Kraska, who referred to the number of cases of infection with this variant detected in Poland (52 at that time). – It may not seem like much, but its infectivity and how quickly it is spreading in Western Europe should be worrying us. And it awakens, because we already have prepared plans for the possible appearance of the fifth wave – he said on Polish Radio. – Everything indicates that we are going to transition from wave XNUMX to wave XNUMX quite smoothly – added..

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