Ukraine has registered 10,622 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Dec. 16, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to 919,704
Currently, there are 368,543 active cases across the country. In the past 24 hours, 3,242 people were hospitalized — truly a large number of patients, said Health Minister Maksym Stepanov during his briefing on Dec. 16. However, more patients were released from hospitals — 3,473 — so the trend is positive, he added.
In the past 24 hours, 12,549 patients have recovered and 264 people have died of COVID-19. A total of 535,417 patients have recovered and 15,744 have died since the beginning of the pandemic.
Ukraine has conducted 40,740 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in the past 24 hours.
The largest numbers of new cases have been recorded in the city of Kyiv (1,858), Odesa Oblast (861), Zaporizhia Oblast (801), Kyiv Oblast (705), and Lviv Oblast (600).
Although the epidemiological situation in the country is still bad, it has stabilized in the last few weeks and Ukraine has managed to contain the rapid growth of new COVID-19 cases, Stepanov said during the briefing.
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths, and recoveries from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2020. All data were released by the Ministry of Health.
On Dec. 14, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved new pandemic restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Starting on Dec. 19, Ukraine will forbid holding mass events in educational institutions that involve more than one group or class, as well as holding celebrations, banquets, master classes, and public events in entertainment venues and restaurants.
Payment transactions in restaurants will only be allowed until 10 p.m.
The government will also ban having more than one person per 10 square meters in museums, exhibitions, and galleries. Holding religious events indoors with more than one person per 5 square meters or outdoors if there is not 1.5 meter in between participants also won’t be allowed.
Ukraine’s daily new COVID-19 cases and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the most accurate way of diagnosing the novel coronavirus, between Nov. 1 and Dec. 15, 2020.
Previous restrictions will also remain in force. In particular, Ukrainians must wear masks in public transport and public spaces and carry identification when outside their homes. The number of passengers in all public transport besides the metro must be limited to the number of available seats. Cinemas and other cultural venues can only be filled to half-capacity, while gyms and fitness centers can operate if they have less than one person per 20 square meters.
