49 New cases of coronavirus reported in TRNC on Wednesday, 29 are local cases

49 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Northern Cyprus on Wednesday which brings the total number of cases there so far to 3,297.

5,143 tests were carried out in the last 24 hours and 49 new cases were confirmed.

7 of the cases came to the TRNC by air, 1 by sea, 12 persons came in contact with previous cases who are under surveillance, and 29 were local cases.

Of the cases, 18 were from Lefkosa, 21 from Kyrenia, 1 from Famagusta, 1 from Iskele, and 8 from abroad.

One person was taken out of intensive care unit.

40 people were discharged from the hospital after completing treatment.

Minister of Health, Dr. Ünal Üstel stated that cases went up due to lifting of the total lockdown as majority of people were in crowded places such as markets and stores. He pointed out that the epidemic has not yet ended calling on the public to comply with the rules such as use of masks, social distance and hygiene with great importance.

General situation of Covid-19 in the TRNC as at Wednesday, February, 24, 2021;
-Number of tests performed today: 5,143
-Number of positive cases detected today: 49
-Cases from abroad - 8
-Contact cases that became positive in quarantine - 12
-Local cases - 29
-Number of recovered and discharged cases: 40
-Number of cases lost today: 0
-Total number of tests performed: 521,814
-Total number of cases: 3,297
-Total number of recovered cases: 2,917
-Number of cases undergoing treatment: 356
-Number of patients in pandemic center - 115
-Number of cases followed up in pandemic hotels - 237
-Total number of lost patients: 23
-Number of patients hospitalized in intensive care: 4