The Department of Health of the Kyiv City State Administration reports a multiple increase in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of July.
“If as of July 1, 15 people were in the infectious disease departments of inpatient communal medical institutions, at the moment – 68, 24 of them – children. It is clear that in hospitals get those whose course of illness can not be called mild and who need constant monitoring of medics, serious treatment, oxygen support, etc.,” – reported on the page of the Department in Facebook on Thursday evening.
The post notes that staying in shelters – enclosed spaces with limited ventilation – increases the risk of infection, including COVID-19. “Don’t forget your mask in closed confined spaces…. Wash your hands regularly or use antiseptic. Stay at home and seek medical attention at the first symptoms,” the department advised.
The hospitalization rate of patients with COVID-19 in Ukraine has reached a plateau after a three-month increase, Health Minister Viktor Liashko has said.
“The rate of vaccination in Ukraine is already showing the first positive results. For the sixth day in a row, the level of hospitalizations in Ukraine is on a plateau after more than three months of growth,” he said.
Liashko said that last week in Ukraine they made a record number of vaccinations last week – 1.74 million, and a week earlier – more than 1.5 million.
