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The total number of confirmed cases grew to 919,704.

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Ukraine said 10,622 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of December 16, 2020.

The total number of confirmed cases grew to 919,704 as of December 16, 2020, according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council.

As many as 535,417 patients, including 12,549 in the past day, have recovered.

The death toll has hit 15,744 with 264 fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours.

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"In the past day, 10,622 people tested positive for the coronavirus, including 501 children and 579 healthcare workers. Some 3,242 new patients were hospitalized," Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

In total, 63,445 tests were conducted in the country in the past day. In particular, there were 40,740 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests run, as well as 22,705 ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests.

The highest number of new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours was registered the city of Kyiv (1,858), Odesa region (861), Zaporizhia region (801), Kyiv region (705), and Lviv region (600).

The overall incidence per region is as follows:

Data from Russia-occupied areas the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions is not available.

Author: UNIAN

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