Ukraine hits new record of daily coronavirus cases

MOSCOW

Ukraine on Thursday registered a new record number of daily coronavirus cases as 27,377 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past day, pushing the overall count to over 3 million.

Ukraine's death toll hit 70,146, with 699 more fatalities since Wednesday, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

Recoveries increased by 12,464 over the last 24 hours to 2.47 million, the statement said.

Since Sept. 23, Ukraine has moved from the "green" to the "yellow" quarantine zone due to the deterioration of the pandemic situation, while a "red level" alert was announced in seven regions.

On Sept. 30, the authorities announced that they introduced mandatory vaccination for teachers -- regardless of specialization and level of the education institutions -- employees of central executive authorities, ministries, and their structural units, and local state administrations.

Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed more than 5.02 million lives in 192 countries and regions, with over 248.2 million cases reported worldwide, according to the US' Johns Hopkins University.

MOSCOW

Ukraine on Thursday registered a new record number of daily coronavirus cases as 27,377 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past day, pushing the overall count to over 3 million.

Ukraine's death toll hit 70,146, with 699 more fatalities since Wednesday, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

Recoveries increased by 12,464 over the last 24 hours to 2.47 million, the statement said.

Since Sept. 23, Ukraine has moved from the "green" to the "yellow" quarantine zone due to the deterioration of the pandemic situation, while a "red level" alert was announced in seven regions.