100 643 cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine as of August 21. This was reported by Minister of Health Maksym Stepanov at a briefing in Kyiv today, - correspondent of OstroV reports.
"2106 people fell ill over the past day, of which 118 children and 136 health workers. 487 people were hospitalized over the past day", - the minister stated.
According to him, 23 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded over the past day.
637 patients recovered.
"In total, 100 643 people fell ill during the pandemic, including 6 820 children and 10 219 health workers. 51 078 people recovered and 2 207 died", - Maksym Stepanov said.
39 699 tests on COVID-19 were carried over the past day, of which 21 821 - by PCR and 17 878 - by EIA.
According to him, the largest number of cases over the past day was recorded in the Chernivtsi (208), Ternopil (185), Kharkiv (184), Ivano-Frankivsk (172), Odessa (170) and Lviv (162) oblasts, as well as in Kyiv (156).