Ukraine has identified 1,061 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 4. There are currently 31,842 active cases across the country and 4,969 people are receiving treatment in hospitals, including 132 patients on lung ventilators.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine has recorded 26 deaths from COVID-19, 250 patients have been hospitalized and 737 have recovered.
The largest numbers of new cases were registered in Lviv Oblast (146), Kharkiv Oblast (143), Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (127) and Kyiv (108). Of all new COVID-19 cases, 73 were diagnosed among children and 76 among medical workers.
Lviv Oblast leads the tally with the highest number of active cases per 100,000 people (290.7), followed by Zakarpattia Oblast (243.3) and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (228.7), according to the Public Health Center of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from July 1 to Aug. 3, 2020. All data were released by the Ministry of Health.
The total number of infections identified in Ukraine since the start of the pandemic stands at 74,219. A total of 40,613 people have recovered and 1,764 have died of the disease.
In total, 14,140 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were administered across the country during the past 24 hours. In addition, Ukrainian laboratories carried out 15,402 antibody tests (ELISA), Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at his morning briefing on Aug. 4.
Ukraine’s daily new COVID-19 cases and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the most accurate way of diagnosing the novel coronavirus, between July 1 and Aug. 3, 2020. (Bermet Talant)
Since Aug. 3, new rules for COVID-19 quarantine have come into force in Ukraine: Communities, rather than entire regions, are now divided into green, yellow, orange and red levels of severity of COVID-19 spread. The authorities in districts, cities and towns will have to tighten or relax quarantine restrictions in accordance with these categorizations. The levels are based upon four indicators that will be reviewed every five days.
On Aug. 2, the health ministry released an updated list of “green” and “red” countries — those where the COVID-19 situation is better and worse than in Ukraine, respectively. Foreigners arriving in Ukraine from green zone countries have to present medical insurance covering COVID-19. Those coming from the red zone have to have medical insurance and either take a PCR test or self-quarantine for 14 days with the tracking app Diy Vdoma.
Ukraine’s COVID-10 threat levels as of Aug. 4, 2020. (Public Health Center of Ukraine)
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Ukraine introduced four COVID-19 threat levels for cities, communities
- Ukraine extended the so-called “adaptive quarantine” until August 31.
- Ukraine entered the fourth stage of lifting quarantine on June 10.
- Indoor restaurants, domestic flights resumed on June 5, international flights on June 15
- How the Ukrainian government has been responding: TIMELINE
- Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro subways reopened on May 25.
- Why the Kyiv Post isn’t making its coverage free in the times of COVID-19.
- With international travel on hold, Ukrainians prepare to travel across Ukraine
- TripsGuard website tracks coronavirus travel restrictions in 84 nations.
- Where to buy masks.
