
Update on the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus infection
According to the Public Health Center of Ukraine, as of October 23, in Ukraine, there have been officially confirmed 330, 396 COVID-19 cases, 137,578 people recovered, 6,164 patients died. During the 24 hours, 7,517 new cases have been officially confirmed. In total 2,950,463 samples were tested using the PCR method.
During the 24 hours in Ukraine:
- 14,382 people with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 are undergoing in-hospital treatment;
- 1,032 people (including 30 children) were hospitalized, including 36 health workers;
- 500 people undergo lung ventilation treatment;
- 2,680 people (156 children) have recovered, including 202 medical workers;
- 121 deaths were reported;
- there have been conducted 36,457 testing using the PCR method, 26,674 – using the ELISA method.
As of October 23, coronavirus disease was registered:
- Vinnytsia region – 8 923 cases;
- Volyn region – 11 792 cases;
- Dnipropetrovsk region – 12 380 cases;
- Donetsk region – 8 160 cases;
- Zhytomyr region – 11 264 cases;
- Zakarpattia region – 12 541 cases;
- Zaporizhia region – 7 495 cases;
- Ivano-Frankivsk region – 17 705 cases;
- Kirovohrad region – 1 858 cases;
- Kyiv – 33 135 cases;
- Kyiv region – 13 958 cases;
- Lviv region – 26 399 cases;
- Luhansk region – 2 985 cases;
- Mykolaiv region – 6 602 cases;
- Odesa region – 21 128 cases;
- Poltava region – 7 532 cases;
- Rivne region – 16 985 cases;
- Sumy region – 9 888;
- Ternopil region – 18 613;
- Kharkiv region – 31 592;
- Kherson region – 2 951;
- Khmelnytsky region – 12 413;
- Chernivtsi region – 18 811;
- Cherkasy region – 7 704;
- Chernihiv region – 7 582.
Data from the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk regions and the city of Sevastopol are not available. The studies were conducted by the Virology Reference Laboratory of the Public Health Center of Ukraine, as well as by regional laboratories.
The Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine urges when having the first symptoms of respiratory illnesses to call a family doctor. Stay home! Self-isolation is the most efficient way to protect yourself from infection.