The total number of confirmed cases has reached 944,381.
Ukraine said 12,630 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of December 18, 2020.
The total number of confirmed cases grew to 944,381 as of December 18, 2020, according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council.
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The death toll has hit 16,256 with 260 fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours.
The government reported 366,903 active cases as of December 18. In total, there have been 1,040,904 reports on suspected COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020.
"In the past day, 12,630 people tested positive for the coronavirus, including 620 children and 552 healthcare workers. Some 2,904 new patients were hospitalized," Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov wrote on Facebook on Friday.
In total, 68,759 tests were conducted in the country in the past day. In particular, there were 42,340 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests run, as well as 26,419 ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests.
The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered the city of Kyiv (1,658), Zaporizhia region (1,022), Odesa region (925), Kyiv region (922), and Cherkasy region (583).
The overall incidence per region is as follows:
Data from Russia-occupied areas – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions – is not available.