Kyiv Mayor’s Coronavirus Update – May 14
14.05.2021
The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko held a briefing providing an update on the coronavirus situation in Ukraine’s capital and the measures the city is taking to respond.
Klitschko: The coronavirus situation has stabilised somewhat in Kyiv. There are no spikes of new cases and the hospital cases have also dropped. Still, Covid-19 fatalities remain steadily high.
Over the past 24 hours, there are 681 new coronavirus cases, brіngіng thеіr total number to 201,209. 22 people died from the infection overnight taking the Covid-19 deaths up to 4,905 in Kyiv. The total number of recoveries grew to 130,961, with 848 over the past 24 hours.
The latest cases are 402 women, bеtwееn 18-92 yeas old, 260 men (18-85 years old) and 19 children. Nine medical professional also got infected with the virus. 88 patients are admitted to the city hospitals with a confirmed diagnosis and more 144 with the suspected coronavirus disease.
Darnytsky and Shevchenkivsky districts have the highest number of cases – 128 and 115 respectively.
Currently, 1,394 people are being treated in hospitals. 1,115 in-patients are very ill, in serious medical condition, 34 of them are on a ventilator and 1,255 need supplemental oxygen. The bed occupancy rate reaches 26 per cent. Oxygen-supported beds are over 30 per cent full.
Along with the rest of the regions, Kyiv is running its Covid-19 vaccination programme with the Covishield, CoronaVac, Pfizer and AstraZeneca (produced in South Korea) vaccines provided by the Health Ministry. Over 98,000 people in Kyiv have already received their first shot. They are mainly medical professionals (almost 23,500), municipal social service workers (2,700), the elderly (over 6,500) and militaries (3,100). Also, over 6,300 school employees who are involved in the national high school graduation test campaign have been inoculated so far.
All education institutions have fully reopened as of May 5. All of them operate following strict healthcare guidelines. Staff is trained to enhance their knowledge on how to deal with possible positive cases.
Active Covid-19 cases are 103 schools students and 54 teachers. 15 separate school classes in 10 schools in Kyiv are back to remote learning.
Also, six kindergarten classes in five nursery schools are under quarantine. The kindergarten attendance rate is 63 per cent.
This Saturday Kyiv celebrates Europe Day which holds special significance for all Ukrainians who have fought for the European path for their country and a right to join the European family.
We are working hard to transform Kyiv into a prosperous European capital city. We renovate infrastructure, introduce new city services and make the city more enjoyable for visitors. We also support relationships with Kyiv’s sister cities and create new city-to-city partnerships.
The festive activities on this day begin at 8 a.m with the ScootKyiv scooter race starting at Peyzazhna Alley and ending up in Mikhaylivska square. The race is expected to gather many Kyivans, state and city officials and representatives of diplomatic missions. The Europe Day event’s schedule also includes an information camp which will work all day long in Mikhaylivska square where one can learn about the culture of the European countries, take a virtual tour of their landmarks or talk to Ambassadors and consuls of the EU member states.
Stay safe!