KIEV, June 23. /TASS/. Ukrainian doctors recorded 835 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, nearly 65% more than the previous day when 296 cases were registered, the country’s Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.
"According to the Center for Public Health, some 835 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Ukraine over the past day, including 33 children and 25 health workers," the press service said.
Since the start of the pandemic, Ukraine’s COVID-19 caseload has reached 2,230,977, while some 52,123 patients have died (70 over the past day) and 2,155,261 have recovered (2,292 over the past day).
On February 24, Ukraine launched mass vaccination against COVID-19, being one of the last countries in Europe. The country used the drugs by the American company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca as well as the CoronaVac jab developed by the Chinese company Sinovac Biotech. Kiev refused to use and manufacture the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. Ukraine receives part of drugs free of charge under the COVAX international program, while another part is funded by the state budget. As many as 2,149,244 people have been inoculated since the start of the mass vaccination campaign.
Earlier, Ukraine’s government extended the general quarantine until August 31. Meanwhile, it established a green level of epidemic danger across the country, which makes compulsory wearing masks in public transport, at public events and on public premises. The public catering, entertainment and cultural facilities are allowed to work only if the protective measures are observed.