Ukraine's coronavirus-linked deaths at record as infections grow

FILE PHOTO: A medical staff member wearing a protective suit disinfects an ambulance at the Vishnevsky hospital in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

KYIV (Reuters) - The number of daily coronavirus deaths in Ukraine jumped to 141 from the previous record of 113 deaths registered on Tuesday, the national security council said on Wednesday.

The council also reported a record 6,719 new coronavirus cases registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 315,826 cases with 5,927 deaths.