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Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 537 in the past day.

"In the past day, another 537 residents of Kyiv tested positive for coronavirus. There were 42 fatalities," Klitschko reported via Telegram on April 12.

"As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 177,106."

According to the city mayor, 304 women aged 20 to 91 and 218 men aged 19 to 86 are among those infected.

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Klitschko said 76 new patients had been hospitalized (as well as 287 with suspected coronavirus and pneumonia), while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.

He added that 148 people had recovered in the past day.

In total, 111,216 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease.

The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Darnytsky district (160), Dniprovsky district (67), and Podilsky district (64).

The death toll in the city stands at 3,932.

COVID-19 in Ukraine: Latest developments

  • Ukraine said 7,856 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of April 12, 2021.
  • The total number of confirmed cases grew to 1,861,105.