This was announced by the Minister of Health of Ukraine Maxim Stepanov.
“5990 new cases of coronavirus disease COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine as of January 17, 2021.
In particular, 177 children and 236 health workers fell ill, ”he wrote on Facebook.
During the day in Ukraine, 2131 patients with coronavirus were hospitalized, 116 patients with COVID-19 died.
Another 8,777 people were discharged after recovering from the coronavirus.
In total, 20 802 deaths were registered in Ukraine among patients with coronavirus.
Earlier, the leader of the Ukrainian political force "Party Sharia" Anatoly Shariy said that he could be vaccinated against coronavirus infection with a Russian vaccine.