Fourteen new Covid-19 cases were detected in Cyprus and announced by the Ministry of Health on Friday afternoon, from a total of 3,539 lab tests, bringing the total number of cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in Cyprus to 1,222.
According to data by the Epidemiological Monitoring Unit, the fourteen cases were detected as follows:
Five of the cases concern people who tested on a private initiative, of which four had a travel history. One of them came to Cyprus from Finland on the 29 of July and showed symptoms, the second one is a Cypriot with travel history in the US (returned to Cyprus on the 1st of August), the third person also a Cypriot with travel history who came to Cyprus on the 29th of July from Sweden, while the fourth person who is also a Cypriot citizen had a travel history in Greece, Paros, and returned to Cyprus on the 30th of July and tested on a private initiative and the fifth person had symptoms and was tested privately.
Four other positive cases of the SARS-CoV-2 virus were detected through the screening program of 10,000 employees, four others were cases detected through tracing, of which two were contacts who were tested on a private initiative and the other two through the contact tracing programme, and finally, one person showed symptoms and was referred for testing by his personal doctor.
The 14 positive cases were detected from a total of 3,539 lab tests as follows:
Four cases were found in 218 samples from contact tracing of existing cases, five cases were found in 1,111 samples taken on private initiative, four of which had a recent travel history, one case was detected in 28 samples taken on private referral by GPs and testing of groups through the medical centers of public health, and four cases were found in 239 samples taken under the programme to test 10,000 employees.
Additionally, tests were also carried out with no cases detected as follows: 147 tests carried out by the General Hospitals` Microbiology Labs, 1,576 from passenger control, 48 tests at the crossing points, two tests from the inhabitants of Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias village, 26 tests from immigrant facilities and 144 tests from the program of random tests of 10,000 people.
At the Famagusta General Hospital, four patients are still being treated. Their condition is described by the doctors as stable.
