KYIV, Dec 21 – The number of detected cases of COVID-19 in Ukraine has been declining for the third week in a row, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said during a press briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

"Over the past week, 70,327 cases of morbidity have been identified, over the previous week – 78,712. For the third week in a row, we observe a decrease in the number of detected cases," he said.

According to the minister, the number of active patients has also decreased.

"Currently, there are 367,637 patients with COVID-19 in Ukraine, which is 11,000 less than in the previous week," he said.