THIRTY NEW CASES TODAY, TUESDAY, 13 VIA TRACING

 Filenews 29 September 2020

The Ministry of Health informs that, according to an update received today by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit from contracting laboratories, a total of 2,685 laboratory diagnoses identified 30 new cases of COVID-19 disease.

In detail, virus-positive individuals emerged as follows:

• Of 623 samples taken through a private initiative, 9 cases were identified.
• Of 212 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 13 cases were identified.
• Of 496 samples taken as part of the laboratory sample of 3,000 people in Larnaca Province, 6 cases were detected.
• Of 1,087 samples taken as part of the passenger and repatriated screening, 2 cases were identified.

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

• From samples taken under the programme of referrals from Personal Physicians and special team control through the Public Health Clinics, 96 laboratory tests were completed,
• From samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 129 laboratory tests were carried out, and
• Samples taken as part of the control programme for pupils, teachers and school staff completed 42 laboratory diagnoses.

Therefore, and on the basis of the data so far, the total number of cases amounts to 1,743.

In addition, a total of 16 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus are being treated at Famagusta General Hospital, four of them in the Increased Care Unit.

Source: Eyenews