The number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has reached 41,117 as of 9 a.m. on June 26, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at a morning press briefing.
Ukraine has identified a record-breaking 1,109 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. June 26 is the third day in a row that the country has seen a record number of new cases, with 994 new infections the previous day and 940 on June 24.
The regions with the highest numbers of new cases are Lviv Oblast (209), Rivne Oblast (116) and the city of Kyiv (113).
Over the past 24 hours, 19 people have died of the coronavirus, bringing the total death toll from COVID-19 in the country up to 1,086.
Additionally, 541 patients have recovered, bringing the country’s total number of recoveries to 18,299. Over the past 24 hours, 205 people have been hospitalized.
Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from May 1 to June 25, 2020. All data were released by the Ministry of Health.
Among the new COVID-19 cases, 135 are children and 74 are medical workers. A total of 3,171 children and 6,420 medical workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ukraine.
During his morning briefing on June 26, Stepanov said that Ukraine had performed 27,154 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours. That includes 13,916 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and 13,238 antibody tests (IFA).
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 a June 16 briefing, 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.
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 25, 2020.
CORONAVIRUS IN UKRAINE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- As of 9 a.m. on June 26: 1,086 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 18,299 have recovered.
- 41,117 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ukraine as of June 26. 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.
