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The Health Ministry announced two coronavirus fatalities and 427 new cases, raising the death toll to 140 and total cases to 26,208.
The fatality involved a 79-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man, both of whom suffered from underlying health conditions, but whose death was fully attributed to the virus.
The new cases emerged after 11,576 tests were conducted. Of the 427 new cases, 263 involved people who tested positive to a rapid test, 101 of which were detected in Limassol, 51 in Larnaca, 64 in Nicosia, 25 in Paphos, nine in Famagusta, two were detected among National Guardsmen, while five were detected at a Nicosia nursing home and six more at a Larnaca nursing home.
The remaining 101 were contacts, 32 were people who took the initiative to get tested, while 31 were people who got tested at general hospitals.
Cyprus hospitals are currently treating 196 patients, 49 of which are in critical condition.
70 patients are in the Famagusta general hospital, five of which are in the ICU. The Nicosia general hospital is also treating 71 patients, 32 of which are in the ICU. 50 more coronavirus patients are at the Limassol general hospital, while an additional five are at the Makario hospital in Nicosia.
