Ukraine has already recorded 3.59 million cases of coronavirus COVID-19, an increase of about 8.9 thousand a day, December 16, against the previous day. Of those sick overnight: children - 779, health workers - 98.

The number of those recovered is higher than the number of new cases. This is reported by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

"During the day on December 16 in Ukraine recorded 8,899 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19," - reported in the Ministry of Health. 

Also in the past 24 hours:

- hospitalized - 2,028 people;

- fatalities - 328;

- 21,650 people recovered.

During the entire pandemic in Ukraine:

- got sick - 3,597,046 people;

- 3,306,465 people were cured;

- 92,641 deaths;

- PCR testing performed - 16,439,563.

Over the past 24 hours, the largest number of confirmed cases was registered in Kiev (1,385), Donetsk (564), Zaporizhzhya (559), Odessa (556), Poltava (527) region.