Ukraine’s coronavirus cases hit all-time high

By bne IntelliNews March 28, 2021

A third wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is sweeping Ukraine, which saw the number of officially confirmed cases hit an all-time high this week.

As many as 18,132 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic, Health Minister Maxim Stepanov wrote on Facebook on March 26, as cited by Tass.

"As many as 18,132 coronavirus cases were recorded in Ukraine as of March 26, 2021," he said, adding that there were 923 children and 435 health workers among the new patients.

According to Stepanov, 4,826 coronavirus patients were taken to hospital in the past day, 7,138 recovered and 326 died.

Most new cases were reported in the country’s capital of Kiev (1,164) the Odessa region (1,545) the Dnepropetrovsk region (1,358), the Kharkov region (1,204).

 

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