At an unsafe limit, despite the decline in its diagnosed cases COVID-19, Cyprus remains, as the cumulative impact of 14 days, between 3-16 February, amounts to 164,3 cases per 100.000 inhabitants. Individually, all the Provinces have a significant reduction in their cumulative impact, except in Limassol where the cumulative impact remains burdened with a small increase and well above the safe limit set by the ECDC, ie 150 cases per 100.000 inhabitants.
According to the Ministry of Health, from its data National Report For the pandemic, published today by the Ministry of Health, it seems that if there was no burden in Limassol, the epidemiological picture in Cyprus would be better, the country could be described as "green" (according to ECDC indicators) and this would make a decisive contribution to the faster lifting of more restrictive measures.
As mentioned, the positivity rate is low and has a downward trend, albeit to a lesser extent. According to the program of rapid tests of the Ministry of Health, Limassol remains at a higher percentage than the other Provinces (about 0,5%), but without recording an increase.
Across Cyprus, the cumulative impact remains above the threshold (164,3 / 100.000 inhabitants) with a slight decrease compared to the previous week (173 / 100.000 inhabitants). Currently in Famagusta the cumulative impact is 45 / 100.000 (from 104,3 / 100.000), in Larnaca 75,2 / 100.000 from 121,5 / 100.000), in Limassol 390,7 / 100.000 (from 336,3 / 100.000) ), in Nicosia 83,4 / 100.000 (from 106,8 / 100.000) and in Paphos 46,1 / 100.000 (from 63,9 / 100.000).
"It follows from the above that the burden still exists in Limassol, which consequently maintains the cumulative impact for the whole country at an unsafe level," the ministry notes.
It is also reported that in order to detect as many cases as possible and to keep the spread of the virus at low levels, the sampling points for rapid test operating in the District of Limassol have been increased in the last week, while as announced, from February 20 case tracking has been extended to secondary case contacts.
According to the National Report, as of February 16, 2021, 32.421 cases had been diagnosed in the Republic of Cyprus COVID-19, with 227 deaths due COVID-19 (mortality COVID-19 0,7%).
In the last 14 days (February 03-16) 1.459 confirmed cases were recorded COVID-19. The median age of the cases COVID-19 were 38 years old, 51,7% for women (755) and 48,3% for men (704).
On February 17, 2021, 91 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized (based on registered data). Their median age was 66 years, with 62,6% (57) involving men and 52,8% (48) cases from the province of Limassol.
According to the recorded data, 18 people were in Intensive Care Units (ICU) - 13 were intubated. The median age of patients COVID-19 in ICU was 70 years, while 13 cases (72,2%) involved men. A total of 12 people (66,7%) in ICU had underlying diseases.
In the last 14 days, 27.674 molecular tests (PCR) (3.116,4 per 100.000 population) and 402,572 antigen rapid tests (45.334,7 per 100.000 population) have been performed.
As of February 16, 2021, 32.421 cases have been diagnosed in the laboratory COVID-19. In the last 14 days (February 03-16) 1.459 cases have been diagnosed in the laboratory COVID-19. The cumulative effect of 14 days COVID-19 (diagnosed cases of 14 days per 100.000 inhabitants), an indicator that reflects the percentage of active cases COVID-19 in the population (prevalence of active disease), is 164,3 per 100.000 inhabitants.
Among 1.459 cases COVID-19 diagnosed as of February 3, 2021, 51,7% are women (755) and 47,3% are men (704).
Among the cases diagnosed in the last 14 days, 970 (66,5%) had a place of residence in the province of Limassol, 289 (19,8%) in the province of Nicosia, 112 (7,7%) in the province of Larnaca, 44 (3%) ) in the province of Paphos, 22 (1,5%) in the province of free Famagusta and 22 cases (1,5%) concern British bases or resettlement or no information was available.
In the last 14 days (03 -16 February), out of the 1.459 registered confirmed cases COVID-19, 0,9% (13) related to cases with a recent travel history, while 99,1% (1.446) related to domestic broadcasts.
In the last 14 days (February 03-16), 34,1% (498) did not report any symptoms at diagnosis, while 65,9% (961) reported at least one symptom.
In the last 14 days (03 -16 February 2021), 362 people with COVID-19 (24,9%) reported at least one underlying disease.
227 deaths as of February 16th
Based on the recorded data, among the individuals diagnosed with COVID-19, 227 deaths were recorded by 16 February 2021, with an underlying cause of the disease COVID-19 (mortality COVID-19 0,7%).
Mortality COVID-19 per 100.000 population is 25,6. There were 153 deaths in men (67,4%) and 74 in women (32,6%). The median age of people with COVID-19 who lost their lives due to this disease were 81 years old.
78 (34,4%) deaths were reported in the province of Nicosia, 66 (29,1%) in the province of Limassol, 42 (18,5%) in the province of Larnaca, 18 (7,9%) in the province of Paphos, 15 (6,6, 8%) in the province of free Famagusta and 3,5 deaths (XNUMX%) concern the British bases or residence in the area or no information was available for them. The median time from the date of sampling to the date of death from COVID-19it was 13 days.
Based on the recorded data, among the individuals diagnosed with COVID-19, were reported, as of February 16, 2021, 275 deaths from any cause (mortality from any cause on the diagnosed cases COVID-19 0,8%).
Mortality (deaths from any cause in people with COVID-19 per 100.000 population) is 31. There were 189 deaths in men (68,7%) and 86 in women (31,3%). The median age of people with COVID-19 who lost their lives were 81 years old. 89 (32,4%) deaths were reported in the province of Nicosia, 83 (30,2%) in the province of Limassol, 52 (18,9%) in the province of Larnaca, 24 (8,7%) in the province of Paphos, 17 (6,2, 10%) in the province of free Famagusta and 3,6 deaths (XNUMX%) concern British bases or resettlement or no information was available.
The median time from the date of sampling to the date of death from each cause in persons with COVID-19 it was 12 days.
By February 17, 2021, a total of 5,1% (1.666) of the incidents COVID-19 received hospital treatment. The median age of the hospitalized is 65 years. Hospital care was mainly for men (971, 58,3%). The median age of people still hospitalized (until February 17, 2021) (91) is 66 years and 62,6% (57) are men. 52,8% (48) concern patients from the province of Limassol, while 63 people (69,2%) reported underlying diseases.
In total, 176 patients (10,6% of the total number of patients) were admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU). The median age of those admitted to the ICU is 70 years. The patients in the ICU were mainly men (120, 68,2%). The median length of stay in the ICU (for all patients admitted to the ICU) is 14 days. According to the recorded data, on February 17, 2021, 18 patients were in the ICU.
The median age of these patients was 70 years. 72,2% (13) of the cases concerned men, while 12 people (66,7%) who were in the ICU had underlying diseases.
The number of patients currently in the ICU, according to the registered data, per 100.000 inhabitants, is 2. Of the 176 patients admitted to the ICU, 164 (93,2%) were intubated and 13 are still intubated.
By February 17, 2021, 88,6% (8.468) of the incidents COVID-19 have recovered - 1.315 (4,6%) had a negative result in two tests after the first positive and 27.153 (95,4%) people were released under the new guidelines.