Health Ministry: 37 people freeze to death in Ukraine

11:34, 18.12.2012 1 min read

Due to the recent extreme cold, as of 0800 on Tuesday, a total of 37 people have frozen to death in Ukraine, five of them dying in hospital, according to the Ukrainian Health Ministry.

A total of 190 people have asked for medical assistance, and 162 of them were hospitalized, the ministry's press service reported.

A total of 18 people died on Monday alone, including 12 on the streets. Earlier reports said that six people had died in Ukraine from hyperthermia as of Friday.