Five new case of Covid-19 reported in south Cyprus

Five new case of coronavirus were reported in southern Cyprus on Thursday bringing the total number of case there to 795 including 10 in British Bases.

A heath professional at Akaki hospital was one of the new cases. Three of the new cases were identified from tracing of 270 people who came in contact with previously confirmed cases. One was identified after testing on their own initiative.

The five new cases were identified from 2,322 tests carried out on Thursday.

A total of 12,106 tests have been carried out in south Cyprus so far with 795 confirmed cases.