Kyiv reports 1,210 new coronavirus cases

“As many as 1,210 new COVID-19 patients have been registered in Kyiv over the past day. Twenty-four people have died. In total, 3,015 lethal cases from the virus have been recorded in the capital since the start of the pandemic," he said at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

Among people who have contracted COVID-19 in Kyiv in the past day are 691 women aged 18-93 years; 28 girls aged 1-17 years; 462 men aged 18-93 years; 29 boys aged 1-17 years old. Twenty-eight health workers are among new COVID-19 patients.

At the same time, 258 people have recovered in Kyiv over the course of the past day. In total, 100,804 Kyiv residents have overcome the disease.

As reported by Ukrinform, a total of 15,850 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 1,519,926.

On March 18, the Kyiv city authorities approved a decision to introduce strict quarantine restrictions from March 20 for three weeks. During this period, all cultural institutions will be temporarily closed: cinemas, theaters, museums, concert halls, shopping and entertainment malls. Mass gatherings will be prohibited.

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