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Ukraine registers new 24-hour peak in COVID-19 fatalities

21 October 2021 13:33 (UTC +04:00)

Ukraine has hit a new peak in COVID-19 fatalities, registering 546 deaths, topping an earlier high of 538 mortalities, APA reports citing TASS.

"There are 546 deaths in the past 24 hours," the Health Ministry reported on Thursday. Furthermore - 22,415 cases - the highest number of new coronavirus incidences has been recorded.

The Health Ministry noted that over the past 24 hours, 4,892 patients have been hospitalized countrywide, and 8,036 people have recovered.

From the onset of the outbreak, Ukraine’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide total 2,701,600. That said, 2,352,835 people recovered, and 62,389 died of complications.