Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 453 in the past day.
"In the past day, another 453 residents of Kyiv tested positive for the coronavirus, including 21 healthcare workers. There were 13 fatalities," Klitschko said on Telegram on October 18.
"As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 30,463."
According to the city mayor, 250 women aged 24 to 89 and 175 men aged 18 to 82 are among those infected.
Fifteen girls (from two to 16 years old) and 13 boys (from one to 17 years old) have tested positive for COVID-19.
Read alsoCOVID-19 in Kyiv: Official comments on prospects of "red zone" lockdownKlitschko said 50 new patients had been hospitalized, while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.
He added that 35 people had recovered in the past day.
In total, 10,696 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease.
The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Desniansky district (115), Dniprovsky district (58), and Obolonsky district (53).
The total death toll in the city is 582 cases.
Quarantine in Ukraine: Background
- The adaptive quarantine was introduced on August 1. The Ukrainian regions were split into the green, yellow, orange, and red zones depending on hospital load, the average number of PCR and ELISA tests, the ascertainment rate of COVID-19, and daily spread dynamics.
- Quarantine-related curbs differ in each zone. The mildest ones are in the green zone, the regions included in the red zone will have to introduce the toughest restrictions.
- On October 13, the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine by late 2020.
- Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says the ministry has no plans to introduce a new lockdown in Ukraine yet.
- On October 15, Ukraine redrew the map of COVID-19 quarantine zones and new epidemic zoning will take effect on Monday, October 19.
