Ukraine has recorded 678 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 10:00 a.m. on July 12.
At the moment, there are 26,020 active cases in the country. The total number of infections in Ukraine stands at 53,521; a total of 26,118 citizens have recovered and 1,383 have died of the disease.
Among all cases registered in Ukraine, 3,828 are children and 7,357 are medical workers.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine recorded 11 fatal cases of coronavirus; 133 patients have been hospitalized and 457 have recovered. The highest numbers of new cases were registered Lviv Oblast (121), Rivne Oblast (78), Zakarpatya Oblast (67) and Kyiv (67).
The new results have broken a two-day streak in which the number of recoveries was higher than the number of new cases, although the number of new cases has declined. President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 11 stated that Ukrainians have been listening to authorities’ recommendations.
A total of 10,278 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were administered across the country during the past 24 hours. In addition, Ukrainian laboratories carried out 4,741 antibody tests (ELISA), Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at his morning briefing on July 12.
Although the number of COVID-19 infections in Ukraine is still high, the country is opening its international borders. Infrastructure minister Vladyslav Krykliy said that the government is working to speed up the installation of laboratories in airports in Kyiv and Lviv to ensure that arriving passengers can get a PCR test on the spot. People with negative results will not have to self-isolate.
To avoid crowding near the labs, Krykliy is working with the Ministry of Digital Transformation to allow travelers to receive test results via the Diy Vdoma coronavirus isolation app.
Globally, the number of COVID-19 cases reached over 12.8 million as of July 12; over 567,734 have died and 7.5 million patients have recovered.
The United States, Brazil, India, and Russia are struggling the hardest to curb the spread of the disease. Ukraine ranks 32nd in the world by total number of cases but has done significantly fewer tests since the beginning of the outbreak compared to other countries.
678 new infections were registered and 10,278 PCR tests were conducted in the past 24 hours as of 10 a.m., July 12.
678 new infections, 457 recoveries and 11 deaths have been registered in the past 24 hours as of 10 a.m., July 12.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of 10:00 a.m. on July 12: 1,372 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 25,661 have recovered.
- 52 843 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ukraine as of July 12. The first case was identified on March 3.
- 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.
