Ukraine has recorded 847 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as of 9 a.m. on July 18.
At the moment, there are 26,109 active cases in the country. The total number of infections identified in Ukraine since the start of the pandemic stands at 58,111; a total of 30,525 citizens have recovered and 1,477 have died of the disease.
Of all cases registered in Ukraine, 4,129 are children and 7,886 are medical workers.
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine recorded 21 new deaths from COVID-19, 70 patients have been hospitalized and 756 have recovered. The highest numbers of new cases were registered in Lviv Oblast (137), Kyiv (108), and Zakarpattia Oblast (89).
A total of 12,976 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were administered across the country during the past 24 hours. In addition, Ukrainian laboratories carried out 15,464 antibody tests (ELISA), Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at his morning briefing on July 18.
Because the number of cases in the country is still high, Ukraine cannot lift all quarantine restrictions on July 31, as was previously planned. In an interview with the RBK-Ukraine news outlet on July 15, Stepanov said Ukraine will extend the COVID-19 quarantine until at least September.
Globally, the number of COVID-19 cases has reached over 14 million as of July 17; over 599,451 people have died and 8.4 million patients have recovered.
The United States, Brazil, India, and Russia have the highest numbers of cases.
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from June 1 to July 17, 2020. All data were released by the Ministry of Health. (Bermet Talant)
Ukraine’s daily new COVID-19 cases and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the most accurate way of diagnosing the novel coronavirus, between June 1 and July 17. All data was published by the Ministry of Health. (Bermet Talant)
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of 9 a.m. on July 18: 1,477 people have died from COVID-19 in Ukraine and 30,525 have recovered.
- 58,111 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ukraine as of July 18. 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.
