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A 27-year-old mother has died of sepsis after contracting coronavirus, according to the hospital where she died.

The Polish woman caught coronavirus-related pneumonia a few days after giving birth via Caesarean section, Centrum Medyczne, a hospital in Łańcut in southern Poland, said in a Facebook post.

Nearly a week later the new mother developed a septic condition in her lungs that required surgery. She passed away after suffering a heart attack during the operation.

She is believed to be one of the youngest people to have died having had coronavirus.

The woman's death comes as World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that young people are not safe from Covid-19.

He said in an online press conference on Friday: "Although older people are hardest hit, younger people are not spared...

"I have a message for young people: You are not invincible, this virus could put you in hospital for weeks or even kill you."

Poland has 452 confirmed coronavirus cases, the country's health ministry said on Saturday afternoon.

Poland's first case was announced on March 4.