Ukraine coronavirus deaths highest daily toll since beginning of pandemic.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/19/world/europe/ukraine-covid-deaths.html

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ministry of Health in Ukraine, the country with the lowest rate of coronavirus vaccination in Europe, reported on Tuesday that 538 people had died of Covid-19 in the country over the previous 24 hours. It was the highest daily death toll since the beginning of the pandemic.

The country’s health officials are struggling with two interconnected and vexing problems: widespread vaccine skepticism, and illegal schemes selling fake Covid credentials that people use to get around restrictions intended to slow the virus’ spread, like a new rule taking effect Thursday that requires a vaccination certificate or negative test to board a train.

 

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Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health...navirus-deaths-infections-hit-record-ministry

Ukraine new daily coronavirus deaths, infections hit record - ministry
Reuters
Publishing date:
Oct 22, 2021 • 4 hours ago •

...Ministry data showed 23,785 new cases over the past 24 hours compared with the previous high of 22,415 cases a day earlier.

There were also 614 new COVID-19 related deaths...

 

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Source: https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/c...r-record-for-daily-coronavirus-deaths-4738758

Ukraine hits another record for daily coronavirus deaths
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Tuesday hit another record for daily coronavirus deaths amid a spike in infections fueled by public reluctance to get a vaccine.
about 3 hours ago By: Canadian Press
Updated about 3 hours ago

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Tuesday hit another record for daily coronavirus deaths amid a spike in infections fueled by public reluctance to get a vaccine.

The Health Ministry reported 833 coronavirus deaths over the past day, surpassing the previous high of 793 over the weekend and bringing the country's total confirmed COVID-19 deaths to 73,390. The nation of 41 million people also registered 18,988 new daily infections in the last day.

Although four vaccines are available in Ukraine — Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Sinovac — only 18% of the population has been fully vaccinated. That is Europe’s second-lowest rate after Armenia...