New reported corona virus infections have averaged 1,000 a day in Ukraine since Friday, up 20% since the average of 800 during the first three weeks of July.

New reported corona virus infections have averaged 1,000 a day in Ukraine since Friday, up 20% since the average of 800 during the first three weeks of July. Deaths have edged up to an average of 13 day. Western Ukraine and Kyiv city continue to be the nation’s hotspots, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said Saturday. In the 24-hour period prior to Saturday morning the new infections were: Lviv region – 130 cases; Kyiv city – 95; Ivano-Frankivsk region – 88; Rivne – 81; and Zakarpattia – 67.