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The number of Poland s confirmed coronavirus infections has grown since Saturday by 5,739 new cases and reached 1,318,562, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
Another 61 people have died, bringing the death toll to 29,119.
The health ministry also reported that 16,786 people with confirmed coronavirus infection have been hospitalised, 139,967 are under quarantine, 6,555 are under sanitary-epidemiological supervision. So far, 1,063,093 people have recovered.
The government started a national vaccination programme on December 27, with health-service workers amongst the first to be protected against the virus.
Since the virus first hit the country in March, Poland has introduced a number of measures to counter its spread.
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