The latest data on the COVID-19 epidemic. A record number of infections and deaths

COVID-19 report. The Ministry of Health announced today about 24 thousand. 239 new cases of coronavirus infection in Poland. 463 people died last day. Such high numbers were recorded last spring this year. There are also more patients in hospitals.

1. Today, 24 thousand people were detected in Poland. 239 coronavirus infections. For the first time this fall, the number of those infected exceeded 20. 463 patients died – the most since the beginning of May
2. The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the attack. More and more people require hospital treatment
3. Currently, 15 are hospitalized. 316 coronavirus infected patients. 1 thousand 326 requires respiratory support with a respirator
4. More important information can be found on the TvoiLokony home page

Coronavirus in Poland. Data on infections as of November 17, 2021

Today, 24 thousand people were detected in Poland. 239 coronavirus infections from the following voivodeships: Mazowieckie (5084), Śląskie (2728), Wielkopolskie (2135), Lubelskie (1938), Dolnośląskie (1712), Łódzkie (1543), Małopolskie (1538), West Pomeranian (1238), Pomeranian (1015) , Podkarpackie (988), Podlasie (984), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (973), Warmian-Masurian (790), Opole (531), Świętokrzyskie (491), Lubuskie (363). 188 infections are data without specifying an address, which will be supplemented by the sanitary inspection.

Four people died due to COVID-19, while 124 people died due to the coexistence of COVID-19 with other diseases.

Number of people infected with coronavirus 3 / 254 (all positive / including deceased persons).

Coronavirus in Poland. How many people in hospitals?

The number of COVID-19 infections is increasing, and more and more people also require hospital treatment. The latest data from the Ministry of Health show that there are currently 15 in hospitals. 316 patients.

A week ago, on November 10, 11 were seized. 588 hospital beds.

More and more patients also require breathing support. Currently, there are 1 thousand in use. 326 respirators. A week ago, 951 ventilators were occupied.

Infections and deaths in Poland – what is the growth dynamics?

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health informed about 16. 590 new cases of coronavirus. A week earlier, there were 13 thousand. 644 infections, but two days later we witnessed the record-breaking number until yesterday – 19. 74 infections. Data from recent days may be slightly distorted due to the longer weekend of Independence Day, but it is clearly visible that the number of new infections is increasing faster and faster.

The daily average for the last week, calculated on November 16, is 16 thousand. 590 cases. A week earlier it was 12 thousand. 928, and on November 1 was less than half of what it is today – 7 thousand 754.

Source: worldometers.info

1. Will the fourth wave be longer than the previous ones? R is still high

On November 16, the Ministry of Health reported 282 deaths due to COVID-19. This is the most since the beginning of the fourth wave of coronavirus in Poland. On the previous Tuesday, there were 220 deaths.

The daily average for the last 7 days on Tuesday was 168. The week before it was 137, and at the beginning of the month the average was 81.

Source: worldometers.info

We are following Sweden’s path without restrictions and lockdown

Coronavirus infections in Poland are growing rapidly, according to many virologists it is high time to introduce restrictions at the local level. For the time being, however, the government has not announced such actions.

– If we do not introduce restrictions, we do not limit people’s social activity, we implement in a sense the Swedish variant of exposure to infection (natural immunization) – says Dr. Aneta Afelt from the COVID-19 Team at the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

1. Vaccinated or healed who has better resistance to COVID-19?

– The Swedish model has not worked. The Swedes themselves admitted that the strategy proposed at the beginning and implemented was a mistake. It resulted in a huge number of deaths of elderly people. The chief epidemiologist himself, Dr. Tegnell, admitted that they failed in this case, says Prof. Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska from the Department of Virology and Immunology at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin.

How many vaccinated people got sick and died from COVID-19?

A few days ago, the Ministry of Health announced how many of the people vaccinated against COVID-19 contracted the coronavirus and how many deaths among them were due to this disease.

Only 0,57 percent. people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have become infected.

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Since the beginning of the vaccination with the second dose in Poland, 42 thousand have died. 503 people. The number of deaths among fully vaccinated subjects 14 days after a full dose is 1. 494.

Of all deaths of people infected with the coronavirus, 3,51% were vaccinated persons, deaths are not related to vaccination – informed the Ministry of Health.

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