In Ukraine, as of Wednesday morning, 836 new cases of CVID-19 were detected, 977 people from among the previously sick recovered, 15 patients died, according to the website of the Coronavirus Epidemic Monitoring System of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
A day earlier, on July 14, some 638 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, while there were 612 cases on July 13, 678 infected people on July 12, 800 new cases of the disease on July 11, and on July 10, there were 819 new registered infections. On June 26, an absolute anti-record was registered – 1,109 new infections.
The cumulative number of coronavirus cases reached 55,607 on Wednesday morning, including 28,131 recoveries and 1,427 deaths. The number of active COVID-19 cases currently stands at 26,049 in Ukraine, which is 156 less than the day before.
The largest number of detected cases of COVID-19 over the past day was recorded in Lviv region (171 cases) and in Kyiv (147 cases).
The Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IMBG) is developing multi-test systems for the diagnosis of COVID-19 against seasonal flu-like illnesses, said Viktor Liashko, the Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine.
“Influenza-like diseases span about 200 viruses. We actively cooperate with our academic institutes. IMBG has developed test systems [for diagnosing COVID-19 by PCR method]. Today it is developing a multi-test system that will allow us to conduct certain tests and will show percentage content of those viruses that circulate during this period of increased viral diseases,” he said on the NV Radio on Thursday.
Commenting on the likelihood of a second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, Liashko noted that it will be more likely during the seasonal growth of influenza and flu-like illnesses.
“It is this second wave that we fear. Then there may be serious growth of incidences. In such cases, the combination of infections is possible, and it will be difficult to diagnose which pathogen caused the disease: flu or coronavirus,” he said.
