The Ministry of Health announces that today, February 5 2022:
- 1 death from the disease was announced COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 741.
- 225 patients COVID-19 of which 65 are in serious condition. 73,34% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 19 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be hospitalized in intubated condition due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
- A total of 87,025 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
- 2,568 (positivity rate: 2,95%) new cases of the disease COVID-19 detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test (antigen rapid test), raising the total number of cases in 269,391.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:
The 1st death reported with the ultimate cause of death being attributed to the disease COVID-19, it's about:
- A woman, aged 94, who ended up on February 4 at the Limassol General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 amounts to 741, of which:
462 men (62,3%), and
- 279 women (37,7%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76,2 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 225 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 65 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 65 patients in serious condition, 29 are intubated, 4 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 32 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
|
Hospital |
Chamber |
Number of Patients |
|
Famagusta (46 patients) |
COVID chamber |
38 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
8 |
|
|
Nicosia (44 patients) |
COVID chamber |
38 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
6 |
|
|
Λεμεσού (50 patients) |
COVID chamber |
39 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
11 |
|
|
Paphos (18 patients) |
COVID chamber |
14 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
4 |
|
|
Larnaca (24 patients) |
COVID chamber |
21 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
3 |
|
|
Blessed (10 patients) |
COVID chamber |
10 |
|
Intensive Care Units (33 patients) |
Intubated |
29 |
|
Except for a respirator |
4 |
C. Positive incidents Covid-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 87,025 diagnoses made, 5,859 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 81,166 by the method of antigen rapid test, 2,568 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:
- 57 cases of 3,179 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 323 cases from 2,415 samples taken through private initiative.
- 26 cases from 265 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1,301 cases from 45,191 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 861 cases from 35,975 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
In detail, the rapid antigen tests (rapid test) through the program of the Ministry of Health were carried out today as follows:
|
Province / Sector |
Test number |
Number of positives |
|
|
Nicosia |
15,294 |
263 |
|
|
Limassol |
7,174 |
186 |
|
|
Larnaca |
5,973 |
140 |
|
|
Paphos |
2,868 |
96 |
|
|
Famagusta |
2,408 |
50 |
|
|
Retirement Homes |
Nicosia |
117 |
3 |
|
Limassol |
167 |
0 |
|
|
Larnaca |
23 |
7 |
|
|
Paphos |
49 |
0 |
|
|
Tracking |
1,902 |
116 |
|
The figures mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on the final and up-to-date data sent in the context of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.