His Holiness Patriarch is undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Honorary Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Filaret has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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"We inform you that His Holiness Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine tested positive for COVID-19 during planned testing. Now His Holiness Patriarch is undergoing treatment at a hospital. The Patriarch's state of health is satisfactory," the press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) said on September 4.
Coronavirus in Ukraine: latest developments
Some 2,723 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of September 4, 2020, marking yet another highest daily rise.
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 130,951.