Ukraine registers a 40% jump in new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Ukraine has registered an almost 40% jump in new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours.

A total of 8,147 cases were registered on Wednesday, the highest figure since mid-January when the number of new cases stood at 8,199. The country is poised to begin its vaccination programme.

The ministry’s data show most of the new cases were registered in the western part of the country and in the capital Kyiv. The country has registered a total of 1,325,841 cases with 25,596 deaths from Covid-19 as of Feb. 25.