Announcement of the Ministry of Health regarding new cases of COVID-19 disease
The Ministry of Health informs that, according to information received today by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit from contracting laboratories, out of a total of 2,111 laboratory diagnoses, 111 new cases of COVID-19 disease were identified.
In detail, the current cases emerged as follows:
- Out of 336 samples taken through the process of tracking the contacts of already confirmed cases, 42 cases were identified.
- Out of 354 samples taken through private initiative, 39 cases were identified.
- From 243 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 15 cases were identified.
- Out of 968 samples taken during the passenger and repatriated control, 9 cases were detected.
- Out of 210 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics, 6 cases were identified.
Therefore, based on the data so far, the total number of cases is 6,098.
In addition, the Famagusta General Hospital treats 68 people positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, five of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit. In addition, the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital treats a total of seven patients, one of whom is out of ventilator. Another ten people are being treated in a COVID-19 ward at the Nicosia General Hospital.