Kyiv mayor reports over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, 29 fatalities / Photo from UNIAN

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 1,027 in the past day.

"In the past day, another 1,027 residents of Kyiv tested positive for coronavirus. There were 29 fatalities," Klitschko reported via Telegram on April 24.

"As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city is 191,165."

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According to the city mayor, 593 women aged 18 to 89 and 405 men aged 19 to 85 are among those infected.

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Klitschko said 87 new patients had been hospitalized (as well as 334 with suspected coronavirus and pneumonia), while the rest were self-isolating, undergoing treatment at home under medical supervision.

He added that 636 people had recovered in the past day.

In total, 119,737 Kyiv residents have already beaten the disease.

The highest number of the new cases in Kyiv was registered in Darnytsky district (316), Dniprovsky district (134), and Solomyansky district (129).

The death toll in the city stands at 4,415.

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