Health officials in Poland reported a record number of coronavirus-related deaths on Friday as the first treatments began for patients at a makeshift hospital in the country's national stadium. <\/p>\n
The government reported 445 deaths and 27,086 new infections in its latest report. The caseload was the second highest number of in a single day during the pandemic \u2014 second only to Thursday\u2019s total. <\/p>\n
The figures coincided with the admission of the first patient at a new field hospital located in Warsaw's National Stadium. <\/p>\n
The rapidly growing number of COVID-19 cases has placed Poland among the 20 most-affected countries in the world. <\/p>\n
If the level of infections reaches 70 people per 100,000 or if 30,000 patients are hospitalized, a full national lockdown will take effect, according to the government. <\/p>\n
The health ministry said the health care system is facing shortages of hospital beds, equipment and medical personnel. <\/p>\n
The health ministry added that, as of Friday, COVID-19 patients occupied 19,479 of 29,407 available hospital beds and were using 1,703 of 2,238 available ventilators. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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