18 New cases of coronavirus reported in TRNC on Friday, 9 are local cases

18 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Northern Cyprus on Friday which brings the total number of cases there so far to 1,592.

768 tests were carried out in the last 24 hours and 18 new cases were confirmed.

2 of the cases came to the TRNC by air, 7 person came in contact with a previous case who is under surveillance, and 9 were local cases.

They have started receiving treatment at the State Hospital Quarantine Service in Lefkosa.

One person died and 1 person was taken into intensive care unit.

11 people were discharged from the hospital after completing treatment.

General situation of Covid-19 in the TRNC as at Friday, January, 1, 2021;

-Number of tests performed today: 768

-Number of positive cases detected today: 18

-Cases from abroad - 2

-Contact cases that became positive in quarantine - 7

-Local cases - 9

-Number of recovered and discharged cases: 11

-Number of cases lost today: 1

-Total number of tests performed: 330,484

-Total number of cases: 1,592

-Total number of recovered cases: 1,355

-Number of cases undergoing treatment: 230

-Number of patients in pandemic center - 40

-Number of cases followed up in pandemic hotels - 189

-Total number of lost patients: 7

-Number of patients hospitalized in intensive care: 1