The number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has reached 46,763 as of 9 a.m. on July 3.
In the past 24 hours, health authorities confirmed 876 new cases of COVID-19. During this same period, 229 people were hospitalized.
Twenty-seven people died, bringing the total death toll in the country to 1,212 since the beginning of the pandemic. Additionally, 505 patients recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 20,558.
The regions with the highest numbers of newly registered cases are Lviv Oblast (153), Kyiv (105) and Zakarpattia Oblast (80).
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from May 1 to July 2, 2020. All data were released by the Ministry of Health.
A total of 13,162 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were administered across the country during the past 24 hours. In addition, Ukrainian laboratories carried out 13,167 antibody tests (ELISA).
During the previous week, Ukraine regularly registered record numbers of new cases, around 1,000 a day. Those numbers fell precipitously during the three-day weekend for Constitution Day, as fewer PCR tests were conducted — a sign that this did not necessarily represent a true decrease in cases.
The figures on July 1-3 have been higher than over the weekend, but lower than during the previous week. Because of higher numbers of PCR tests, they likely represent a more reliable decrease in new cases compared to last week.
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 July 2, 2020. (Bermet Talant)
During his morning briefing on July 3, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said that vaccination against diseases in Ukraine had fallen by 20 to 40% during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to last year. Stepanov urged Ukrainians to vaccinate themselves in order to create “collective immunity.”
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of 9 a.m. on July 3: 1,185 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 20,053 have recovered.
- 45,887 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ukraine as of July 3. 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.
