TWELVE NEW CASES TODAY, SUNDAY

 Filenews 27 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 3,338 laboratory diagnoses identified 12 new cases of COVID-19 disease.

In detail, virus-positive individuals emerged as follows:

• Of 447 samples taken through a private initiative, 4 cases were identified.
• Of 269 samples taken as part of the referral programme by Personal Physicians and special teams control through the Public Health Clinics, 2 cases were identified.
• Of 85 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 5 cases were identified.
• Of 509 samples taken as part of the 3,000-person laboratory sample test in Larnaca Province, 1 case was detected.

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

• From samples taken as part of a passenger and repatriated check, 1,678 laboratory tests were completed,
• From samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 124 laboratory tests were carried out,
• From samples taken as part of the migrant structure control programme, 78 laboratory diagnoses were carried out, and
• From samples taken as part of the student, teacher and school staff control programme, 148 laboratory diagnoses were completed.

Therefore, and on the basis of the data so far, the total number of cases amounts to 1,696.

In addition, a total of 17 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus at Famagusta General Hospital, four of them in the Increased Care Unit.

Source: eyenews