The number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has reached 39,014 as of 9 a.m. on June 24, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said during a morning press briefing.
Ukraine has identified a record-breaking number of new cases, with 940 infections registered in the past 24 hours. The regions with the highest numbers of new cases are Lviv Oblast (203), Rivne Oblast (126) and the city of Kyiv (99).
Over the past 24 hours, 16 people have died, bringing the total death toll from COVID-19 in the country up to 1,051.
Additionally, 453 patients have recovered, bringing country’s total number of recoveries to 17,409. Over the past 24 hours, 217 people have been hospitalized.
Among new COVID-19 cases, 82 are children and 105 are medical workers. A total of 2,872 children and 6,243 medical workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from May 1 to June 23, 2020. All data were released by the Ministry of Health.
During his morning briefing on June 24, Stepanov said that Ukraine had performed 23,721 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours. That includes 13,199 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and 10,592 antibody tests (IFA).
During the briefing, Stepanov again asked Ukrainians to follow safety rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“This is another anti-record that we have been observing for the past two weeks,” Stepanov said during the briefing.
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 23, 2020.
According to Deputy Health Minister Viktor Lyashko, who joined Stepanov during the morning briefing, out of 23,000 beds in hospitals prepared for COVID-19 patients 3,895 are currently occupied.
Additionally, 350 intensive care beds are taken and 82 patients are on lung ventilators.
Lyashko said the health ministry is preparing hospitals for the second wave of infections that is inevitably coming in some regions of the country. According to him, 11,576 additional beds are prepared to receive the second wave of coronavirus patients.
Since June 1, the Ukrainian government has begun to rapidly reopen the country’s economy, and the number of new COVID-19 cases has started to rise. On June 15, Ukraine reopened its borders and relaunched international passenger air travel.
“We all confused the easing of quarantine with the cancellation of all restrictions,” Stepanov said during his June 16 press conference, after he was asked why Ukraine is witnessing a rise in new COVID-19 cases.
“(People) are neglecting all recommendations of the health ministry,” he added.
On June 23, the Kyiv city government issued new rules for the operation of indoor restaurants, and restaurant owners indicated that they would reopen.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of 9 a.m. on June 24: 1,051 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 17,409 have recovered.
- 39,014 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ukraine as of June 24. 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.
