Ukraine has reported 1,637 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 10 a.m. on Aug. 16. There are currently 41,466 active cases across the country, according to Health Minister Maksym Stepanov.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine has recorded 26 deaths from COVID-19, 246 patients have been hospitalized, and 392 people have recovered.
The largest numbers of new cases were registered in Kharkiv Oblast (228) and in Chernivtsi Oblast (183).
“As you can see, Kharkiv Oblast has been leading in terms of newly registered cases for several days,” Stepanov said on Aug. 16. “Thus, we’re having yet another region with a rapidly growing number of COVID-19 infections.”
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from July 1 to Aug. 15, 2020. All data were released by the Ministry of Health. (Kyiv Post)
The total number of infections identified in the country since the start of the pandemic stands at 91,356. A total of 47,822 people have recovered and 2,068 have died of the disease.
During the past 24 hours, laboratories have administered 15,768 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests across the country, Stepanov said during a briefing on Aug. 16. Additionally, they also carried out 5,595 antibody tests (IFA).
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. 15, 2020.
Since Aug. 3, new rules for the 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 the spread of COVID-19. The authorities in districts, cities, and towns will have to tighten or relax quarantine restrictions in accordance with these categorizations. The levels are based on four indicators that are reviewed every five days.
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.
