Ukraine has identified 1,112 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 2. There are currently 30,900 active cases across the country and 4,625 people are receiving treatment in hospitals, including 128 patients on lung ventilators.
The largest numbers of new cases were registered in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (115), Lviv Oblast (112), and Kyiv city (110).
Lviv Oblast leads the tally with the highest number of active cases per 100,000 people (285.1), followed by Zakarpattia Oblast (238) and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (218.5), according to the Center for Public Health.
The total number of infections identified in Ukraine since the start of the pandemic stands at 72,168. A total of 39,543 people have recovered and 1,725 have died of the disease.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine has recorded 16 deaths from COVID-19, 209 patients have been hospitalized and 235 have recovered.
In total, 12,403 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were administered across the country during the past 24 hours. In addition, Ukrainian laboratories carried out 4,334 antibody tests (ELISA), Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at his morning briefing on August 2.
The health ministry also released an updated list of “green” and “red” countries. Foreigners arriving in Ukraine from the 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 a tracking app Diy Vdoma.
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. 2, 2020. (Click to enlarge)
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from July 1 to Aug. 2, 2020 (Click to enlarge)
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.
