As of February 22, Ukraine has 24,440 new cases of COVID-19. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Health.

Also, over the past day, 1,553 people were hospitalized, 33,238 people recovered, 287 deaths.

Over the entire period of the pandemic in Ukraine, 4,758,773 people fell ill with coronavirus, 3,985,601 people recovered, and 104,932 deaths.

Over the past day, 56,726 people were vaccinated against COVID-19. 15,443 people received the first dose, 26,027 people received a second dose, 350 people received an additional dose, and 14,906 people received a booster dose.

Since the beginning of the vaccination campaign, 15,695,806 people have been vaccinated, of which 15,695,804 people received the first dose, 15,148,026 people received two doses, 26,860 people received an additional dose, and 683,414 people received a booster dose. A total of 31,554,104 vaccinations were done.

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, probably no other symptom has received as much attention as the loss of the sense of smell.. According to various estimates, about 96% of those infected with coronavirus experience partial problems with smell or its complete absence.. In most patients, the sense of smell is restored after a week..

Studies have shown that anosmia is a better way to recognize coronavirus than other symptoms such as cough or fever.

Scientists are still undecided exactly how the virus causes smell problems, but some theories are being put forward..