ONE NEW CASE AND ONE DEATH TODAY

 Filenews 7 September 2020

The death of a male patient, aged 76, with underlying diseases that was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital is announced. The final cause of death is COVID-19. Therefore, the total number of deaths in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients is 29, and deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 are 22, 16 men and 6 women, with an average age of 72 years.

The Ministry of Health informs that, according to an update received today by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit from contracting laboratories, a total of 2,049 laboratory diagnoses have identified 1 new case of COVID-19 disease.

The virus-positive atom was detected from 110 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.

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

• From samples taken through a private initiative, 149 laboratory tests were completed,
• From samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 112 laboratory diagnoses were carried out,
• From samples taken in the context of passenger and repatriated checks, 1,523 laboratory tests were carried out, and
• From samples taken as part of the programme of referrals from Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics, 155 laboratory diagnoses were completed.

Therefore, and on the basis of the data so far, the total number of cases amounts to 1,510.

In addition, a person positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus is treated in a ward at Famagusta General Hospital. A COVID-19 patient is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital.

Source: eyenews