Five new cases of coronavirus were detected today in Cyprus, out of a total of 1,997 laboratory diagnoses, with the total number amounting to 1,124. Another five were announced this morning.
With regard to new cases of COVID-19, according to data from the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health, a total of 1,997 laboratory diagnoses identified 5 cases of SARS-CoV-2.
In detail, virus-positive individuals emerged as follows:
- Of 117 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 4 cases occurred.
- From 206 samples taken under the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and special teams control through the Public Health Clinics, 1 case occurred.
4 contacts from tracing:
- 2 contacts from the U.S. chain of transmission. The cluster with the 2 today has 9 cases from Larnaca.
- 2 contacts from the insurance transmission chain in Limassol. One of them went private on his own while he was scheduled to go through the tracing. Total in the cluster with the 2 today we have 8 cases, from Limassol.
The fifth person did the test as part of a preoperative check-up. He's in Nicosia.
In addition, the following laboratory diagnoses were carried out, without the detection of a case:
- From samples taken as part of a passenger and repatriated check, 1,078 laboratory tests were carried out,
- From samples taken through a private initiative, 464 laboratory tests were completed, and
- From the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 132 laboratory tests were carried out.
On the basis of today's data, the total number of positive cases amounted to 1,124.
Source: Eyenews
