In vaccine-shy Poland, Covid deaths top 100,000

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Poland's death toll from coronavirus-related conditions surpassed 100,000, as vaccine hesitancy and a reluctance to abide by Covid-19 restrictions fuelled a surge in infections, officials and doctors said.

The number of deaths per one million inhabitants was last week among the highest in the world, according to the Our World in Data project at the University of Oxford, at more than 57 compared to around 35 in the United States and 37 in Russia.

“Today we can say it is another sad day, but especially so because we have passed the level of 100,000 Covid deaths,” Health Minister Adam Niedzielski told private broadcaster TVN 24.

Medical staff members treat patients inside the coronavirus disease ward at the Interior Ministry Hospital in Warsaw on January 11. — Reuters
Medical staff members treat patients inside the coronavirus disease ward at the Interior Ministry Hospital in Warsaw on January 11. — Reuters

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