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Ukraine sees new record high of daily COVID-19 deaths

07 April 2021 17:45 (UTC +04:00)

Ukraine has registered a new record high of 481 deaths from COVID-19, Health Minister Maxim Stepanov said on Wednesday, APA reports citing TASS.

"Some 15,415 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection were registered in Ukraine as of April 7, 2021. In particular, 636 children and 437 health workers were ill," Stepanov wrote on his Facebook page. According to the minister, over the past day 5,587 people with a suspected coronavirus infection were sent to hospitals in the country, 481 people died from complications and another 11,472 recovered.

The previous record high numbers of fatalities caused by COVID-19 were registered on April 2 (433) and on April 6 (430).