The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 17 2022:
- 3 people died from the disease COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 684.
- 270 patients COVID-19 of which 94 are in serious condition. 70,64% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 17 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 141,213 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
- 2,918 (positivity rate: 2,07%) 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 228,656.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:
The 3 people who died with the ultimate cause of death being attributed to the disease COVID-19, relate to:
- An 70-year-old man who died on January 16 at the Limassol General Hospital.
- An 91-year-old man who died on January 17 at the Limassol General Hospital.
- An 64-year-old man who died on January 17 at Paphos General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 amounts to 684, of which:
430 men (62,9%), and
- 254 women (37,1%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 270 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 94 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 94 patients in serious condition, 34 are intubated, 6 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 54 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
|
Hospital |
Chamber |
Number of Patients |
|
Famagusta (58 patients) |
COVID chamber |
43 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
15 |
|
|
Nicosia (39 patients) |
COVID chamber |
31 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
8 |
|
|
Λεμεσού (62 patients) |
COVID chamber |
46 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
16 |
|
|
Paphos (30 patients) |
COVID chamber |
24 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
6 |
|
|
Larnaca (31 patients) |
COVID chamber |
22 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
9 |
|
|
Blessed (10 patients) |
COVID chamber |
10 |
|
Intensive Care Units (40 patients) |
Intubated |
34 |
|
Except for a respirator |
6 |
C. Positive incidents Covid-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 141,213 diagnoses made, 10,024 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 131,189 by the method of antigen rapid test, 2918 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:
- 89 cases from 1,744 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 65 cases of 3,724 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 358 cases from 3,928 samples taken through private initiative.
- 26 cases from 358 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1,666 cases from 76,128 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 702 cases from 55,061 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
- The cases from 12 samples received within the program of referrals by Personal Doctors and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
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 |
10,085 |
178 |
|
|
Limassol |
5,063 |
102 |
|
|
Larnaca |
3,302 |
86 |
|
|
Paphos |
1,985 |
57 |
|
|
Famagusta |
756 |
10 |
|
|
Retirement Homes |
Nicosia |
749 |
6 |
|
Limassol |
509 |
8 |
|
|
Larnaca |
189 |
1 |
|
|
Paphos |
157 |
0 |
|
|
Famagusta |
25 |
1 |
|
|
Primary Education |
Nicosia |
7,514 |
22 |
|
Limassol |
6,427 |
42 |
|
|
Larnaca |
3,722 |
17 |
|
|
Paphos |
2328 |
14 |
|
|
Famagusta |
1043 |
1 |
|
|
Secondary Education |
Nicosia |
3,842 |
12 |
|
Limassol |
2,897 |
17 |
|
|
Larnaca |
1,434 |
9 |
|
|
Paphos |
752 |
3 |
|
|
Closed Structures |
203 |
3 |
|
|
Tracking |
1550 |
105 |
|
|
Special schools |
529 |
8 |
|
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.