First Person Dies From Coronavirus in Ukraine
The 71-year-old woman has died.
In Zhytomyr region, a 71-year-old woman who was hospitalized on March 12 with a confirmed case of COVID-19 coronavirus has died. This was reported by Ministry of Health on Telegram.
«71-year-old woman from Zhytomyr region, who was hospitalized on March 12 with a laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19, died today. The Ukrainian Ministry of Health expresses condolences to her family», — the statement says.
The Ministry of Health clarified that the deceased woman was in the risk group – she was elderly.
The lowest risk zone in Ukraine includes people aged 10 to 39, for whom the probability of illness is 0.2%.
Probability of illness by age group:
- for 40-49-year-olds — 0.3%
- for 50-59-year-olds — 1.3%
- for 60-69-year-olds — 3.4%
- for 70-79-year-olds — 7.8%
The highest risk zone includes elderly people aged 80+, for whom this figure is 13.5%.
The Ministry of Health also added that the woman's close relatives and people she had contact with are under medical supervision.
Earlier, a 71-year-old resident of Radomyshl registered the disease with coronavirus. In Radomyshl, a state of emergency was introduced after the virus was confirmed in a resident.
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