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"Over the past 24 hours, 2,675 people have fallen ill, including 170 children and 75 health workers. Some 493 people have been hospitalized," Stepanov said at a briefing on September 21, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
Overall, 11,664 children and 13,905 health workers in Ukraine have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Stepanov also added that Ukraine conducted 22,188 tests on September 20, including 19,788 PCR and 2,400 ELISA tests.
As reported, Ukraine confirmed a total of 178,353 COVID-19 cases on September 21, including 2,675 new cases reported over the previous day.