FIVE NEW CASES TODAY

 Filenews 5 September 2020

The Ministry of Health announces that, according to an update received today by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit from contracting laboratories, a total of 3,033 laboratory diagnoses identified 5 new cases of COVID-19 disease.

In detail, virus-positive individuals emerged as follows:

• Of 684 samples taken through a private initiative, 3 cases were identified.
• Of 205 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 1 case was identified.
• Of 1,683 samples taken as part of a passenger and repatriated check, 1 case was identified.

Detail:

Three new incidents emerged through a private initiative. One concerns a person who has had a laboratory examination as part of the regular check-up carried out at his workplace and has no symptoms.

The second incident concerns a returnee from Ukraine and she took a mandatory test to be released from self-contained detention as provided for in the relevant decree and has no symptoms.

Another incident was detected as part of the laboratory test carried out by the company working and also has no symptoms.

An incident was detected through the tracing of an already confirmed incident.

Finally, the fifth incident concerns a person who came from Romania to Paphos on Saturday and lives permanently in Cyprus.

In addition, the following laboratory tests were carried out, without the detection of a case:

• From samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 133 laboratory diagnoses were completed,
• From samples taken as part of the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics, 233 laboratory diagnoses were completed,
• From samples taken at the barricades, 88 laboratory tests were completed, and
• Of the samples taken by the residents of Kato Pyrgos Tylliria, 7 laboratory diagnoses were completed.

Therefore, and on the basis of the data so far, the total number of cases is 1,507.

In addition, two people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus are being treated in a ward at Famagusta General Hospital. Three discharges were given. Two patients remain intubated in the Intensive Care Unit of nicosia General Hospital.

Source: eyenews