Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko says the number of newly confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 407 in the past day.
"The number of coronavirus patients in Kyiv is not declining. In the past day, 407 more people tested positive for the coronavirus," he said on Telegram on Sunday, October 4.
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Eight patients died, bringing the total death toll to 420 residents of Kyiv, he said.
As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 24,450.
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Desniansky district (72), Darnytsky and Dniprovsky districts (63 each), and Solomiansky district (40).
According to the mayor, 216 women aged 18 to 89 and 157 men aged 18 to 90 are among those infected. Fifteen girls and 19 boys (from one to 17 years old) have tested positive.
Klitschko said 45 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest are self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.
He added that 207 people had recovered in the past day. In total, 7,864 Kyiv residents have already recovered.
Coronavirus update
- Some 4,140 new active COVID-19 cases were confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of October 4, 2020. The total number of confirmed cases grew to 226,462.
- In total, there were 34,826,671 coronavirus cases recorded worldwide as of the morning of October 4. About 300,000 new cases were recorded in the past day. The global death toll is 1,032,235, while 24,287,825 people have already recovered from COVID-19.
