PRAGUE
Czech on Thursday reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases since the onset of the pandemic with 17,668 in the last 24 hours.
Around 84 people lost their lives in the past day, bringing the death toll to 12,621.
The total number of COVID-19 infections in the country with a population of 10 million reached 794,740.
After the European Medicines Agency approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Health Minister Jan Blanty said 20,000 doses will arrive in the country this month.
The country ordered a total of 1.9 million doses from Moderna, he said.
Poland
In the last 24 hours, Poland has reported 12,054 new cases and 186 deaths as a result of the disease.
The death toll in the country reached 30,241 while more than 1.35 million people have contracted the virus since the outbreak began.
Around 29,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to reach the country next week, and an estimated 840,000 doses of the vaccine will reach the end of March.
To date, Poland has vaccinated 140,000 people with the BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine.
* Written by Busra Nur Bilgic Cakmak in Ankara.
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