TRNC
According to the TRNC Ministry of Health, a total of 20,741 tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, 199 positive cases were found and 1 person Died.
South Cyprus
Health Ministry announced the death of five persons due to COVID-19. This raises the death toll from the virus in Cyprus to 461, 298 men and 163 women with an average age of 77. The Health Ministry also announced 381 new Coronavirus cases out of 44,374 PCR and rapid antigen tests on Monday, 16 August, taking confirmed infections to 109,253.
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The 381 cases through PCR and rapid tests are as follows:
- 18 from the process of tracing of already confirmed cases (301 tests today)
- Nine taken within the framework of checking passengers at Larnaca and Paphos Airports (3,632 tests today)
- 40 through private initiative (1,810 tests today)
- 16 taken from public hospital labs (240 tests today)
- 171 from antigen rapid tests conducted privately (20,672 tests today)
- 127 confirmed cases found through 17,722 antigen rapid tests.
