Health Minister Ali Pilli said on Saturday that a total of 5,501 PCR tests were carried out in the last 24 hours, and 64 people had tested positive for Covid-19, 59 of whom were local. One person has died, the minister said.
Pilli stated that 30 of the cases were in Nicosia, 31 in Kyrenia and 2 in Famagusta.
The total number of cases is 2,722, 15 people have died from the virus and 12 people are in intensive care.
Update: Kibris Postasi has reported that a 52 year old male who had the coronavirus has died in intensive care following surgery for a cerebral hemorrhage. This brings the death toll to 16.
Yeniduzen, Kibris Postasi
