The number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has reached 1,225 as of 10 p.m. on April 4, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.
Over the last 24 hours, Ukraine has reported 126 new cases of COVID-19, the ministry stated.
Thirty-two people have died from the disease, an increase of four since the previous report on the morning of April 4. Two Ukrainians have recovered from COVID-19 over the day. In all, 25 people have recovered in Ukraine.
According to the Health Ministry, the death rate is higher among people from 50 to 69 years old. 61% of the dead also suffered from cardiovascular diseases, 40% had diabetes, 13% — tumors.
The death rate among confirmed cases in Ukraine is 2.6%, according to Viktor Lyashko, Ukraine’s chief sanitary doctor. In the world, the average rate is 5.4%; it is 1.6% in Germany and 11-12% in Italy and Spain.
Globally, COVID-19 has killed at least 64,051 people as of April 4, and infected 1,187,846 people; 244,272 patients have recovered. The United States, Italy, China and Spain are struggling the most to curb the spread of the disease.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of late April 4: 32 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine; 25 people have recovered.
- 5 Ukrainians died from the novel coronavirus abroad; 11 recovered.
- 1,225 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine as of late April 4. The first case was reported on March 3.
- Ukraine has extended its quarantine measures until April 24.
- Infographic of quarantine measures in place until April 24.
- The measures shuttered most everything but hospitals, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, gas stations, and other critical enterprises.
- How the Ukrainian government has been responding: TIMELINE
- Misinformation on coronavirus is going viral in Ukraine.
- Foreign Ministry: What you need to know about traveling to and from Ukraine now
- Why the Kyiv Post isn’t making its coverage free in the times of COVID-19.
- Coronavirus stops the Kyiv Post’s print edition for now.
- Where to buy masks.
Effects on the economy:
- COVID-19 is already inflicting harm on Ukraine’s economy.
- Invisible Threat Lurks Undetected: Top stories from March 27, 2020 PDF edition.
- The former minister of economy says half a million Ukrainians may lose their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis.
