198 NEW CASES TUESDAY

 Filenews 10 November 2020

The Ministry of Health informs that, according to an update received today by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit from contracting laboratories, a total of 4,143 laboratory diagnoses identified 198 new cases of COVID-19 disease.

In detail, today's cases emerged as follows:

• Of 642 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 78 cases were detected.
• Of 2,399 samples taken through a private initiative, 87 cases were detected.
• Of 220 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 14 cases were detected.
• Of 538 samples taken as part of a passenger and repatriated check, 7 cases were identified.
• Of 256 samples taken as part of the referral programme by Personal Physicians and special teams control through the Public Health Clinics, 12 cases were identified.

As the Ministry of Health notes, the 191 positive cases are domestic infections, resulting from a total of 3605 laboratory tests. It is also noted that the 26 samples taken as a precaution for the laboratory testing of the workers of the 2nd Slaughterhouse are negative.

At the same time, from 201 samples taken from contacts of CYPRA Slaughterhouse cases (including contacts from the family and friendly environment, as well as some from the community where it is located), 22 positive cases were identified.

The Ministry for the Elderly is sounding the alarm

Compared to the three deaths announced today, unfortunately they confirm the estimates that the situation, as the days progress and the number of cases remains high, will become more and more difficult.

It should be noted that the average age of people who have lost their lives so far is 74 years old and, as shown in the data sent to you this afternoon, of the 38 deaths, 26 concerned people aged 70 to 94.

This, in itself, is sounding the alarm to everyone. The majority of older people are not people with strong social activity. Therefore, the most likely way to infect them is to contact people in their close family or friendly environment.

That is why it is very important to always keep in mind that proper and unhindered observance of all protection measures by all others not only protects ourselves but mainly protects people who have no other way of protecting themselves, such as the elderly.

In addition, the laboratory testing of samples from the following programs was completed, without the detection of cases:

• From samples taken as part of the student, teacher and school staff control programme, 64 laboratory tests were completed, and
• From samples taken as part of a random check carried out by the COP in Associations participating in its competitions, 24 laboratory tests were completed.

Therefore, and on the basis of the data so far, the total number of cases amounts to 6,296.

In addition, 59 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus at Famagusta General Hospital, four of whom are in the Increased Care Unit. In addition, a total of seven patients are hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital, one of whom is off the ventilator. Another ten people are being treated in a COVID-19 ward at nicosia General Hospital.

Source: eyenews