SEVENTEEN NEW CASES AGAIN TODAY - MOST FOLLOWING TRACING OF CONTACTS

 Filenews 2 October 2020

The Ministry of Health informs that, according to an update received today by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit from contracting laboratories, a total of 2,412 laboratory diagnoses identified 17 new cases of COVID-19 disease.

In detail, virus-positive individuals emerged as follows:

• Of 73 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 14 cases were identified.
• Of 1,784 samples taken as part of a passenger and repatriated check, 2 cases were identified.
• Of 183 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 1 case was identified.

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

• From samples taken through a private initiative, 356 laboratory diagnoses were completed, and
• From samples taken as part of the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics, 16 laboratory tests were completed.

Therefore, and on the basis of the data so far, the total number of cases is 1,789.

In addition, 9 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus at Famagusta General Hospital, four of them in the Increased Care Unit. In the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital, a patient is hospitalized. In the remaining hospitals in a ward, a COVID-19 patient is hospitalized.

Source: eyenews