The Health Ministry announced 144 new Coronavirus cases out of 55,413 PCR and rapid antigen tests on Friday, 8 October, taking confirmed infections to 121,136.
The 144 cases through PCR and rapid tests are as follows:
- 19 from the process of tracing of already confirmed cases (323 tests today)
- 10 from tests conducted within the framework of checking passengers at Larnaca and Paphos Airports (2,722 tests today)
- 30 through private initiative (1,827 tests today)
- Two taken within the framework of public hospital labs (195 tests today)
- 57 from antigen rapid tests conducted privately (29,971 tests today)
- 26 confirmed cases found through 20,235 antigen rapid tests.
Additionally the following tests have taken place without any confirmed cases found:
- 140 tests taken within the framework of GP referral programs
Analytically the 26 confirmed cases from the antigen rapid tests:
| Confirmed Cases | |
| Larnaca | 6 |
| Limassol | 2 |
| Nicosia | 5 |
| Paphos | 3 |
| Famagusta | 1 |
| Old people’s homes | 0 |
| Schools | 8 |
| National Guard | 0 |
| Closed structures | 0 |
| Sampling at airports | 1 |
In total, 13 patients with SARS-CoV-2 are being treated at the Famagusta General Hospital including four in the Increased Care Unit. Moreover, 12 patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Nicosia General Hospital and two in the Increased Care Unit.
Some 11 patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Limassol General Hospital and two in the Increased Care Unit. Also 10 patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Paphos General Hospital and one patient is being treated at the Increased Care Unit. Furthermore, two patients are being treated at the COVID-19 Unit of the Makarion Hospital. Finally, 11 patients are being treated in the ICUs.