( CNN ) -- A cold snap in Ukraine has killed 83 people , while hundreds more have sought treatment for hypothermia and frostbite , according to state media reports . Some 536 people have been hospitalized with hypothermia , an adviser to Health Minister Volodymyr Yurchenko is quoted as saying Friday by state news agency Ukrinform . Of those 83 have died , he told a meeting of the Emergency Situations Ministry . Authorities have set up nearly 2,800 `` heating points '' to help vulnerable people across the country , according to the Emergency Situations Ministry website . Between December 15 and 21 , these relief centers have helped more than 13,500 people , it said . Cold arctic air has blasted Ukraine for more than a week , forcing temperatures in the capital , Kiev , below the December average high of 0 degrees and low of -5 degrees Celsius , CNN forecasters say . The mercury in Kiev has n't risen above -8 degrees Celsius ( 17.6 degrees Fahrenheit ) since Monday . But the chilliest period came Tuesday , when it plummeted to -17 degrees Celsius ( 1.4 degree Fahrenheit . ) While the forecast does n't look much better over the next couple of days , the capital may get back to near average temperatures on December 25 and 26 . Last winter , more than 110 people died in Ukraine as a result of a bitter cold spell that lasted around a month , from January into February . The government said then that more 90 % of the deaths were alcohol-related , with some victims drinking in the mistaken belief it would help keep them warm . CNN 's Laura Smith-Spark and Judson Jones contributed to this report .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. Hundreds of people have needed treatment for hypothermia , state media says . The cold snap has killed 83 people , a health official is quoted as saying . Bitter cold last winter claimed more than 110 lives in Ukraine .