Donetsk, Dec 10 - DAN. One hundred and eighty-one new COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours, the DPR Healthcare Ministry reported on Thursday.

Four hundred and two patients have recovered since Wednesday; ten people have died, the report said.

The DPR currently has 12,045 confirmed COVID-19 cases; 4,437 people continue treatment as in- or outpatients, 6,487 have convalesced and 1,121 have died, according to the latest reports.

Ukraine has reported 13,371 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours; 858,714 people have got infected and 14,470 have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the pandemic.

The DPR Healthcare Ministry reminds about the importance of prevention measures such as social distancing, wearing masks, handwashing and airing the rooms.*jk