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The fourth wave of coronavirus in Poland continues to accelerate. The number of infections, hospitalizations and, unfortunately, deaths is increasing. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is growing very fast. Every week there are more than 30 percent of them. more. Another thing is also disturbing. Observing the epidemic situation in Germany, it is noticeable that although there are more infections per million inhabitants there than in our country, deaths occur much less frequently. Just look at the chart.

  1. In terms of the number of deaths due to COVID-19, Poland ranks seventh in Europe and 17th in the world
  2. The number of those who died due to the coronavirus is arriving very quickly. Every week there are more than 30 percent of them. more
  3. Comparing the epidemic situation in Germany and Poland, we can see that although there are more infections per million inhabitants, there are fewer deaths than in Poland.
  4. More information can be found on the TvoiLokony home page

The fourth wave of COVID-19 in Poland. From week to week, over 30 percent. more deaths

From the date on which the first coronavirus infection in Poland was confirmed, i.e. from March 4, 2020, almost 19 died in our country due to COVID-77 (or with its participation). people. It ranks seventh in Europe and 17th in the world in terms of the number of deaths in a pandemic.

We are currently struggling with an unexpectedly dynamic fourth wave. – We expected an increase in the number of infections, but not at this pace – said prof. Joanna Zajkowska from the Medical University of Białystok. The increase in the number of the dying is also worrying. Looking at the weekly death lists presented by the WHO, we can see that practically from mid-September, each subsequent week brings over 30 percent. increase. In the last full week (from October 18 to 25), it reached almost 38%.

Source: https://covid19.who.int/region/euro/country/pl

Translating this into specific numbers provided by WHO, 174 people died in the first week of October, and 243 in the second week, 335 people lost their lives two weeks ago. This week, though not over yet, has resulted in 428 deaths. Let us add that from October 27, the number of deaths recorded during the day does not fall below 100.

COVID-19. They have more infections but fewer deaths than Poland

It is known that in Europe, the number of coronavirus infections has more than doubled in the last month (the largest number of infections per population is detected in the Baltic states). When we observe the epidemic situation in other countries, something else may be worrying. It can be seen that some of them have more SARS-CoV-2 infections than Poland, but there are fewer deaths per million inhabitants or the growth dynamics is lower. Examples are Great Britain and Germany.

  1. More and more people are dying from COVID-19 in Poland

For example, on October 29, 43 new cases of COVID-467 were recorded in the UK, and 19 people died. The total number of deaths per million inhabitants was 186. 2.

On the same day, 23 people arrived in Germany. 758 people infected with SARS-CoV-2, 114 people died. The total number of deaths per million inhabitants was 1 thousand. 143.

Meanwhile, in Poland, on October 29, we had 9 thousand. 395 new infections, 102 died. We have 2 thousand per million inhabitants. 034 deaths due to COVID-19.

Of course, these are only one day statistics (the number of deaths per million inhabitants relates to the total number of dead). The evolution of the situation related to the number of deaths (per million inhabitants) in the above-mentioned countries is presented in the chart below. What is striking is the high dynamics of the increase in the number of people dying from COVID-19 in Poland.

Source: ourworldindata.org

Source: ourworldindata.org

Of course, there are countries in Europe that are in a much worse situation than Poland. An example is the above-mentioned Baltic states.

Source: ourworldindata.org

The fourth wave in Poland. Up to 50 may die. people

How might the situation with deaths in the fourth wave develop? More than a week ago, we asked Dr. Eng. Franciszek Rakowski from the Interdisciplinary Modeling Center of the University of Warsaw. The expert emphasized that regardless of the number of daily infections, the mortality potential is estimated at approx. 38 thousand. people. “ This means that by the end of the fourth wave, so many people may be dying from COVID-19. At least, because it is unfortunately a more optimistic scenario. It is possible that the death toll will be up to 50. – said Dr. Rakowski. As he emphasized, most of them will be elderly people. – For those 38 thousand, eight thousand. will be people under the age of 75, the remaining 30 thousand. are patients 75+.

– Despite the high vaccination coverage among the elderly in this group, there is still a large buffer of those who did not choose to do so. A significant percentage of vaccinated people is among 70-80-year-olds – it is approx. 70%, but among people 80+ it is approx. 63%. Up to the desired level of 80-90 percent. a lot is still missing here – explained the scientist.

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Doctors still remind that deaths due to COVID-19 occur especially among unvaccinated people. Unfortunately, there is also a short incubation time for the virus and the patient’s collapse. – Previously, such a patient stayed in the ward for about 13-14 days and the prognosis was good. However, now it turns out that after five days there is a breakdown and it often happens that these patients do not come out of it – recently admitted the president of the District Hospital in Ryki, Piotr Kienig.

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