COVID-19 Infection Rate in Ukraine Tripled in a Week: What You Need to Know.

In our country, the number of COVID-19 cases is rising sharply. In just the last week, the number of infected patients has tripled.

New Strains of Coronavirus Are Spreading Quickly in Ukraine

Deputy Director General of the Center for Public Health Oleksiy Danilenko reported that as of 2023, the coronavirus has been classified as a seasonal disease alongside influenza and other acute respiratory viral infections. Unlike other respiratory infections, which have low transmission rates in the summer, COVID-19 has shown spikes in the summer for the second consecutive year.

According to Danilenko, 3540 new cases of infection were registered in Ukraine last week. This is three times more than a week ago. Despite this, this year's figures remain lower than those of the previous year, when over 10-15 thousand new cases were reported weekly.

It is also worth noting that a new strain of the coronavirus, Stratus (SARS-COV 2 XFG), which is a mutated variant of Omicron, is spreading in Ukraine. Doctors have discussed the possibility of protection against this new virus using the old vaccine.

Healthcare professionals are also observing a rapid increase in the number of patients in the Lviv and Odesa regions of Ukraine. Quarantine has currently been declared in these areas.

Ukraine is experiencing a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, new strains of the virus have been registered, and quarantine measures are being implemented in certain regions of the country.