In Ukraine, the incidence of COVID-19 and the number of hospitalizations in this regard are growing, Deputy Minister of Health, Chief State Sanitary Doctor Igor Kuzin said in an interview with Ukrinform.

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Registered 9 last week. 1 thousand. new patients, this week - already 11. 5 thousand. The number of hospitalizations in recent weeks has increased from one to three thousand patients a week..

The number of COVID-19 testing is now increasing by 10-15% weekly. Over the past week, 56. 5 thousand. testing, now it is 62 thousand. tests. Mainly used rapid tests at the level of primary care.

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According to Kuzin, Ukrainian medical centers now have 1. 3 million PCR tests, the same number is in reserve - this should be enough until the first quarter of 2023. Also at the primary care level, about 1. 7 million quick tests - they will last until the end of 2022. Ukraine receives test systems and rapid tests for detecting coronavirus as humanitarian aid, and also purchases them for grant funds.

According to the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, we may face a new wave of COVID-19 in winter. "