The number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has reached 27,462 as of 9 a.m. on June 8, according to the Ministry of Health and the National Security and Defense Council.
In total, 797 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 12,195 patients have recovered.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine has identified 463 new COVID-19 cases. Nine people have died, 141 have recovered and 92 have been hospitalized.
Among all COVID-19 patients, 1,964 are children and 5,101 are medical workers.
In the past seven days, Ukraine has experienced growth in the number of new COVID-19 cases diagnosed each day. According to Health Minister Maksym Stepanov, this the result of the general population’s “frivolous attitude” toward quarantine recommendations, including social distancing.
“I understand that everyone is tired of the quarantine and wants to get back to normal life as soon as possible,” he wrote on Facebook on June 6. “But we have no choice. The war with the virus has not been won yet. And it is our behavior and adhering to safety rules through which we can minimize its spread.”
“Use face masks and antiseptic and practice social distancing. Do not ignore the rules and individual means of protection, because not only your life, but also the lives of people close to you depend on it.”
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from May 1 to June 7, 2020. All data were released by the Ministry of Health.
In the past 24 hours, a total of 7,647 COVID-19 tests have been conducted, including 6,569 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and 1,078 antibody tests (IFA).
The government signed a decree to launch mass antibody testing for COVID-19 on May 19, which is free for people with COVID-19 symptoms, those who came into contact with infected patients and people who are in risk groups, such as medical workers and the police. Unlike the diagnostic PCR test, the antibody test shows whether a person had the coronavirus in the past and developed some immunity against it.
Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine remains the region worst hit by COVID-19 in Ukraine, with 3,698 confirmed cases, including 59 new infections over the past 24 hours.
It is followed by the city of Kyiv, with a total of 3,490 cases and 72 new infections, and Lviv Oblast, with 2,162 cases and 41 new infections.
The total number of COVID-19 cases per region indicates all infections confirmed since the beginning of the pandemic, not just active ones.
On June 1, Ukraine entered the third stage of easing COVID-19 restrictions under the “adaptive quarantine” plan.
According to this plan, the government will ease restrictions every 10 days for oblasts that meet certain criteria up until June 22, the current expiration date for the quarantine. Those criteria include the steady decline in new confirmed coronavirus cases, a growing number of recovered patients and bed occupancy rates in hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.
On June 15, the country plans to restart international air transportation.
Ukraine’s daily new COVID-19 cases and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the most accurate way of diagnosing the novel coronavirus, between May 1 and June 7, 2020. All data were published by the Ministry of Health.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of 9 a.m. on June 8: 797 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 12,195 have recovered.
- 27,462 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ukraine as of June 8. The first case was identified on March 3.
- Ukraine entered the third stage of lifting quarantine on June 1.
- 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.
