80-year-old dies of coronavirus in TRNC

The TRNC Ministry of Health has announced the death of 80-year-old coronavirus patient who was being treated at the Lefkosa State Hospital. 

Şimşek was being treated for Covid-19 at the intensive care unit of the Lefkosa General Hospital.

According to a statement released by the Ministry of Health, "Kazım Şimşek, 80 diagnosed with lung cancer was hospitalized in the quarantine intensive care unit of the hospital and passed away on Tuesday. 

His death, the third in the last five days, the others being on January 1 and 3, bring to 9 the total number of Coronavirus related death in the TRNC.