The Health Ministry announced 307 new Coronavirus cases out of 57,003 PCR and rapid antigen tests on Sunday, 5 December, taking confirmed infections to 136,832.
The 307 cases through PCR and rapid tests are as follows:
- 20 taken within the framework of checking passengers at Larnaca and Paphos Airports (5,318 tests today)
- 58 through private initiative (1,951 tests today)
- Five taken within the framework of public hospital labs (114 tests today)
- 91 from antigen rapid tests conducted privately (25,146 tests today)
- 133 confirmed cases found through 24,474 antigen rapid tests.
Analytically the 133 confirmed cases from the antigen rapid tests:
| Confirmed Cases | |
| Larnaca | 24 |
| Limassol | 21 |
| Nicosia | 56 |
| Paphos | 16 |
| Famagusta | 15 |
| Old people’s homes | 0 |
| Schools | 0 |
| National Guard | 0 |
| Closed structures | 1 |
| Sampling at airports | 0 |
In total, 34 patients with SARS-CoV-2 are being treated at the Famagusta General Hospital including nine in the Increased Care Unit. Moreover, 11 patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Nicosia General Hospital and three in the Increased Care Unit.
Some 22 patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Limassol General Hospital and nine in the Increased Care Unit. Also 16 patients are being treated at the COVID-19 unit of the Paphos General Hospital and four patients at the COVID-19 unit. Two patients are being treated at the COVID-19 united of the Makarion Hospital. Finally, 18 patients are being treated in the ICUs including three patients who are not intubated.
