Cyprus' coronavirus death toll rises

The Republic of Cyprus recorded a new coronavirus fatality involving a 76-year-old Nicosia general hospital patient with underlying health conditions, but whose death was ultimately attributed to his coronavirus infection.

Monday’s death raised the Republic’s coronavirus death toll to 29, though just 22 of those deaths were fully attributed to the virus, including 16 men and six women of an average age of 72.

The health ministry also announced one new coronavirus case on Monday, when 2,049 lab tests were conducted to check samples for the virus, raising total detected cases in the Republic to 1,510.

The single positive case was detected among the 110 samples collected at the general hospital labs, usually involving special health groups.

Currently, the Famagusta general hospital is treating one coronavirus patient in a general ward, while one more patient with the virus is receiving treatment at the Nicosia general hospital ICU.