The Health Ministry announced 83 new Coronavirus cases out of 42,672 PCR and rapid antigen tests on Sunday, 3 October, taking confirmed infections to 120,498.
The 83 cases through PCR and rapid tests are as follows:
- 18 from the process of tracing of already confirmed cases (238 tests today)
- 13 from tests conducted within the framework of checking passengers at Larnaca and Paphos Airports (3,560 tests today)
- 13 through private initiative (1,259 tests today)
- Five taken within the framework of public hospital labs (94 tests today)
- 17 from antigen rapid tests conducted privately (16,655 tests today)
- 17 confirmed cases found through 20,452 antigen rapid tests.
Additionally the following tests have taken place without any confirmed cases found:
- 413 tests taken within the framework of GP referral programs
- One test taken within the framework of checking closed structures
Analytically the 17 confirmed cases from the antigen rapid tests:
| Confirmed Cases | |
| Larnaca | 4 |
| Limassol | 4 |
| Nicosia | 4 |
| Paphos | 3 |
| Famagusta | 1 |
| Old people’s homes | 0 |
| Schools | 0 |
| National Guard | 0 |
| Closed structures | 0 |
| Sampling at airports | 1 |
In total, 18 patients with SARS-CoV-2 are being treated at the Famagusta General Hospital including four in the Increased Care Unit. Moreover, nine patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Nicosia General Hospital and three patients are being treated at the Increased Care Unit.
Some eight patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Limassol General Hospital and four in the Increased Care Unit. Also nine patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Paphos General Hospital and two patients are being treated at the Increased Care Unit. Furthermore, one patient is being treated at the COVID-19 Unit of Makarion Hospital. Finally, 12 patients are being treated in the ICUs including two who are not intubated.