
Update on the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus infection
According to the Public Health Center of Ukraine, as of August 18, in Ukraine there have been officially confirmed 1,560 (90 children out of this number, 35 healthcare workers) new cases of COVID-19 infection.
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign started on February 24, 2021. Since the beginning of the immunization campaign, 7,823,001 vaccines have been made.
Since the beginning of the immunization campaign, 4,914,255 people have been vaccinated. On August 18, 2021, 120,004 people were vaccinated against COVID-19. Of this number 0 people got CoviShield vaccine, 49,926 – CoronaVac vaccine, 55,920 – Comirnaty vaccine, 9,222 – AstraZeneka, 2,300 – Janssen, Moderna – 2,636.
Vaccination was carried out by 843 mobile immunization teams, 2,745 vaccination points and 326 vaccination centers.
During the last 24 hours, there have been hospitalized 665 persons, 32 patients died, 898 persons recovered. There have been conducted 50,593 testings (23,612 using the PCR method, 7,968 using the ELISA method and research by rapid tests for antigen to SARS-CoV-2 – 19,013).
During the entire pandemic in Ukraine:
- 2,270,226 persons contracted COVID-19 infection;
- 2,199,118 people recovered;
- 53,368 people died;
- 11,749,847 testings have been conducted.
The number of people with coronavirus disease in regions:
Region |
Confirmed |
Registered death |
Recovered |
|||
total |
during 24 hours |
total |
during 24 hours |
total |
during 24 hours |
|
Ukraine |
2270226 |
1560 |
53368 |
32 |
2199118 |
898 |
Kyiv city |
221828 |
245 |
5264 |
0 |
214393 |
187 |
Vinnytsia |
72104 |
72 |
1715 |
2 |
69850 |
17 |
Volyn |
62433 |
17 |
1206 |
1 |
61091 |
4 |
Dnipropetrovsk |
137535 |
61 |
4581 |
5 |
131865 |
35 |
Donetsk |
92729 |
69 |
2435 |
5 |
89303 |
69 |
Zhytomyr |
89281 |
42 |
1818 |
0 |
87042 |
40 |
Zakarpattia |
62447 |
18 |
1611 |
0 |
60582 |
3 |
Zaporizhia |
106099 |
80 |
2469 |
1 |
102841 |
47 |
Ivano-Frankivsk |
87341 |
58 |
2111 |
0 |
84771 |
10 |
Kyiv |
128862 |
58 |
2787 |
0 |
125197 |
60 |
Kirovohrad |
20835 |
10 |
867 |
0 |
19827 |
7 |
Luhansk |
27814 |
52 |
990 |
1 |
26230 |
53 |
Lviv |
138918 |
57 |
3706 |
1 |
134323 |
43 |
Mykolayiv |
70743 |
22 |
1876 |
2 |
68593 |
37 |
Odesa |
143323 |
105 |
3043 |
1 |
138644 |
20 |
Poltava |
78709 |
38 |
1876 |
0 |
76413 |
20 |
Rivne |
80010 |
17 |
1210 |
1 |
78534 |
21 |
Sumy |
78990 |
48 |
1349 |
0 |
77165 |
17 |
Ternopil |
70861 |
87 |
1209 |
0 |
69061 |
22 |
Kharkiv |
150751 |
130 |
3641 |
5 |
145601 |
30 |
Kherson |
37280 |
50 |
1199 |
1 |
35188 |
67 |
Khmelnytsky |
89834 |
59 |
1909 |
1 |
87367 |
14 |
Cherkasy |
82626 |
44 |
1331 |
2 |
80692 |
17 |
Chernivtsi |
80740 |
82 |
1808 |
1 |
78358 |
14 |
Chernihiv |
58133 |
58133 |
58133 |
58133 |
58133 |
58133 |
Data from the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk regions and the city of Sevastopol are not available.
The Ministry of Health reminds that following three simple rules of anti-epidemic safety - keeping a distance, wearing a mask and using hand sanitizers - saves lives. Take care of yourself and your family. When having the first signs of respiratory illness, be sure to call your family doctor or the contact center of the Ministry of Health phoning 0 800 60 20 19.