The Cyprus Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced the death of a 89 year old man, in addition to the 3 deaths announced earlier today and 165 new COVID-19 cases.
The male with serious underlying conditions, was being treated at the Famagusta Reference Hospital and the final cause of death is COVID-19. The total deaths in Cyprus stand at 33, 20 are male and 13 female and the median age is 75 years.
The new cases were detected out of 3,291 tests as follows:
From 608 tests from contact tracing, 59 came back positive
From 1,540 tests on private initiative, 68 cases were detected
From 254 tests from the Microbiological Labs of the General Hospitals, 16 cases were detected
From 414 samples at airports, 5 people tested positive
From 243 samples from GP referrals and Public Clinics, 15 cases were detected
From 148 tests done at schools, 2 people tested positive
Zero cases were detected in 47 tests conducted at migrants’ centers, and in 37 tests done at footballers.
The total number of cases in the Cyprus Republic is 6,461.
At Famagusta Hospital 57 people are being treated, 6 at the Advanced Care Unit. At the ICU of the Nicosia General Hospital 6 patients are getting treatment while 10 others are at a COVID-19 ward.
