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Ukraine has registered 16,362 new cases of COVID-19 as of 9 a.m. on Oct. 8. The country has had 2.51 million cases since the pandemic began.

The largest numbers of new cases have been recorded in Odesa Oblast (1418), Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (1345), Lviv Oblast (1237), Kharkiv Oblast (1025), and Donetsk Oblast (949).

In the past 24 hours, 4,720 COVID-19 patients have recovered and 241 have died.

As of Oct. 7, more than 6 million Ukrainians are fully vaccinated. Over 1.42 million people have received the first of two doses.

In the last 24 hours, 61,250 people received their first dose of vaccine, while 66,435 received the second dose, completing their vaccination.

Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries from Aug. 1, 2021, to Oct. 7, 2021. All data was released by the Ministry of Health. (Kyiv Post)

Under the adaptive quarantine strategy, Ukraine color-codes its regions green, yellow, orange or red, according to the severity of the outbreak there.

Currently, 12 Ukrainian oblasts are yellow and 12 are orange.

The city of Kyiv is in the yellow zone. That requires all establishments, such as restaurants, cinemas, gyms and cultural institutions, to operate with lower capacity. The establishments can also choose to allow only vaccinated visitors and keep the full capacity. To see a complete list of restrictions and exemptions, click here.

Ukraine’s daily COVID-19 vaccinations from Aug. 1, 2021, to Oct. 7, 2021. All data was released by the Ministry of Health. (Kyiv Post)

All adults, including foreigners with a residence permit, can get vaccinated for free. They can get a shot at their local clinics or one of more than 400 mass vaccination centers throughout the country.

Kyiv has 36 such centers including the International Exhibition Center near the Livoberezhna metro station and Kyiv Boryspil International Airport. The full list is available here.