KIEV, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 49,043 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 1,262 deaths have been registered in Ukraine as of Monday, while 21,703 patients have recovered, according to Ukraine's health ministry.
A total of 543 new patients have tested positive for coronavirus in Ukraine in the past 24 hours.
A total of 3,550 children and 7,030 health workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the beginning of the epidemic.
The number of COVID-19 patients has declined in Ukraine over the weekend following a rapid growth in cases last week.
On June 17, the Ukrainian government extended its quarantine restrictions until July 31, which have been in place since May 22. Enditem