Coronavirus: 248 cases push total past 10,000 mark

The health ministry on Saturday announced 248 new coronavirus cases, including 69 cases confirmed through PCR tests after they tested positive with a rapid test in previous days.

The new cases were a result of 14,455 PCR tests.

They bring the total number of cases seen so far to 10,231

A total of 59 patients were treated at Famagusta reference hospital for coronavirus on Saturday morning, including four in the intensive care unit. Of those, 23 are elderly patients from various care homes.

In the Eden Resort, 74 Covid-19 patients with mild or no symptoms were hosted.

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