In total, 94 436 cases of infection have already been identified in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. This is the latest data for August 18. Over the past day, 1,616 new cases of COVID-19 infection were recorded. That is, again on weekdays there is an increase in the number of new cases.. 1,464 cases of infection were recorded yesterday.

URA-Inform writes about this with reference to the National Security and Defense Council's coronavirus epidemic monitoring system.

In six regions of Ukraine again more than 100 new cases in 24 hours.

In Kharkiv (204), Lviv (181), Chernivtsi (172), Ivano-Frankivsk (169), Rivne (112) and Transcarpathian (106) regions.

Over the past day, 27 more patients with COVID-19 died. In total, 2,116 deaths have already been recorded in the country..

Now in Ukraine, 43 395 people are sick with COVID-19, which is 828 more than the day before. 48,925 has already managed to defeat the disease.

Scientists have previously determined that the coronavirus could appear eight years ago.