Ukraine reports 9,144 new coronavirus cases

A total of 9,144 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 1,394,061.

"Some 9,144 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded in Ukraine as of March 6, 2021. Among those who have fallen ill are 563 children and 299 health workers," Health Minister Maksym Stepanov wrote on his Facebook page.

He noted that 156 deaths, 3,351 recoveries and 3,309 hospitalizations were recorded in Ukraine on March 5.

Since the start of the pandemic in Ukraine, 1,194,373 recoveries and 26,919 deaths have been recorded.

Over the past day, the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases was registered in Kyiv city (682), Zhytomyr region (749), Vinnytsia region (714), Ivano-Frankivsk region (676), Zakarpattia region (665).

A total of 10,155 COVID-19 cases were recorded in Ukraine on March 4.

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