The Health Ministry announced 134 new Coronavirus cases out of 46,046 PCR and rapid antigen tests on Saturday, 9 October, taking confirmed infections to 121,270.
The 134 cases through PCR and rapid tests are as follows:
- Three from the process of tracing of already confirmed cases (24 tests today)
- 14 from tests conducted within the framework of checking passengers at Larnaca and Paphos Airports (2,543 tests today)
- 41 through private initiative (1,861 tests today)
- Four taken within the framework of public hospital labs (166 tests today)
- 46 from antigen rapid tests conducted privately (31,479 tests today)
- 26 confirmed cases found through 9,961 antigen rapid tests.
Additionally the following tests have taken place without any confirmed cases found:
- 11 tests taken within the framework of GP referral programs
- One test taken within the framework of checking closed structures
Analytically the 26 confirmed cases from the antigen rapid tests:
| Confirmed Cases | |
| Larnaca | 5 |
| Limassol | 4 |
| Nicosia | 8 |
| Paphos | 8 |
| Famagusta | 1 |
| Old people’s homes | 0 |
| Schools | 0 |
| National Guard | 0 |
| Closed structures | 0 |
| Sampling at airports | 0 |
In total, 13 patients with SARS-CoV-2 are being treated at the Famagusta General Hospital including four in the Increased Care Unit. Moreover, 11 patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Nicosia General Hospital and two in the Increased Care Unit.
Some six patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Limassol General Hospital and five 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, one patient is being treated at the COVID-19 Unit of the Makarion Hospital. Finally, 11 patients are being treated in the ICUs.