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Experts from the Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG) say 2,072 COVID-19 cases, including 48 fatalities, have been registered in Russian-occupied Crimea since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

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"Some 34 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in the past day," the CHRG said on Facebook on August 14, referring to the occupying authorities' data.

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In Sevastopol alone, seven new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past day.

Background

Ukraine's authorities on Friday, August 14, said the number of new active COVID-19 cases increased by 1,732 over the past 24 hours.

In total, 87,872 COVID-19 cases have already been detected in Ukraine.