COVID-19 in Ukraine: 239 dead, 9,410 cases, 401 new infections

The number of officially confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has reached 9,410 as of 9:00 a.m. on April 28, according to Ukraine’s health ministry. In total, 239 people have died from the disease in Ukraine and 992 patients have recovered.

In the past 24 hours, Ukraine has identified 401 new COVID-19 cases.

Among the confirmed cases, there are 639 children and 1,843 medical workers. The majority of the infected, 6,430 people, are receiving outpatient treatment and 2,930 are in hospitals. In total, 121 patients have been placed on lung ventilators, including one child and seven medical workers.

Currently, the death rate is higher among men. Of 239 people who died from COVID-19 disease, 132 were men.

As of April 28, the largest number of coronavirus cases in Ukraine has been registered in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast (1,902 cases), Chernivtsi Oblast (1,429 cases), Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (783 cases), Ternopil Oblast (664 cases), Rivne Oblast (553 cases), and Vinnitsya Oblast (406 cases.) 

In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian laboratories have administered 5,200 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. In total, 98,719 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in laboratories since the beginning of the outbreak. The actual number of people tested has not been disclosed.

Speaking during a morning online briefing on April 28, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said the government will make a decision about reopening food bazaars at its April 29 session.

Reopening would be conditioned on both customers and vendors wearing masks and undergoing body temperature checks at the entrance. Every marketplace will have to have hand sanitizer dispensers, disinfect surfaces every three hours and clean the entire marketplace daily. No more than one customer will be allowed per 10 square meters, and the distance between vendor stalls should be at least three meters.

This will be the second attempt to open food bazaars, where many Ukrainians shop for groceries at prices lower than in supermarkets.

Deputy Health Minister Viktor Lyashko, Ukraine’s top sanitary doctor who is leading the country’s response to COVID-19, allowed the bazaars to be reopened on March 31, but two weeks later rescinded his decree. He said that sanitary regulations and distancing requirements were violated there.