Health Ministry: 1,386 Ukrainian healthcare workers contracted coronavirus

Some 1,386 Ukrainian healthcare workers have tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19, according to Health Minister Maksym Stepanov.

“Since the start of pandemic in Ukraine, 7,170 people have fallen ill, including 475 children and 1,386 healthcare workers,” Stepanov said at a briefing on April 23, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

Only over the past day, 44 children and 123 healthcare workers have contracted the coronavirus, the health minister stressed.

As reported, as of Thursday morning, Ukraine confirmed 7,170 coronavirus COVID-19 cases, including 187 deaths and 504 cases of recovery.

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