Poland marks most of the dead in fourth wave

Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Kraska said the high number of victims could also be the result of delayed reporting due to the Christmass, Reuters writes.

Kraska said that over 75 percent of the dead were unexcused persons. I think we are already experiencing the peak of the number of people dying, he told private television.

Poland has repeatedly faced high levels of infections recently, although the Omitron variant has not spread very much.

On Wednesday, Poland reported 15,571 new infections -- 13 per cent less than a week ago, Kraska said. By Tuesday, the Central European state has recorded only 25 cases of Omitron variant.