Ukraine has passed the peak of its third coronavirus wave,
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
said Maksym Stepanov, Health Minister, in a press conference yesterday. Last week, there were 3,500 fewer hospitalizations than the previous week. In the nation, hospitals in the capital, Kyiv, had the highest occupancy level of hospital beds equipped with oxygen – 75%. Three other regional centers were also hardest hit: Odesa – 73%, Kyiv – 70%, and Sumy- 69.5%. The Deputy Health Minister,Viktor Liashko, announced that 367,000 AstraZeneca vaccines are to arrive in Kyiv tomorrow. In the first two months of the vaccination campaign, 450,000 people have been vaccinated, less than 1% of the population.