Two people lost their lives to COVID19 on Friday, bringing the total number of deaths to 238, 158 men (66%) and 80 women (34%) with 79 being their median age.
The Ministry of Health announced that 195 patients are receiving treatment in state hospitals, 36 of whom in a serious condition.
Furthermore, it is announced that 383 new cases of coronavirus have been detected out of 57,337 tests (positivity rate 0,67%). Since the outbreak of the pandemic 38,879 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Cyprus.
The two people who died were both men, 70 and 69 years old, both with underlying conditions.
Out of the 36 patients who are in a critical condition, 21 are intubated. In the Famagusta General Hospital there are currently 71 people receiving treatment, 52 are in the Nicosia General Hospital, 65 in the Limassol General Hospital and 7 in the Makario Hospital in Nicosia.
The 57,337 laboratory tests done in the last 24 hours were carried out with the PCR method (2,822) and with the antigen rapid test method (54,515) and 383 new positive results were diagnosed as follows: 111 through contact tracing of primary contacts, 1 from tests done at the airports, 56 from samples taken after private initiative, 13 from tests done in the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 11 from antigen rapid tests done in private laboratories and 191 from samples taken with the antigen rapid test method in the framework of the Ministry of Health`s programme. No cases were found in 32 samples taken after GP referrals.