The 17-year-old, who was diagnosed with meningococcal sepsis, remains intubated and hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
In statements to CNA, OKYpY Press Spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said that the 17-year-old's health condition "remains very serious," noting that he is in the ICU "recovered with meningococcal sepsis."
"According to the treating doctors, his condition remains very serious, but we hope he will be released from the hospital soon," said Mr. Charilaou.
It is recalled that last week two other cases of bacterial meningitis were recorded, which involved a high school student in Limassol, as well as an infant from Paphos.
Regarding the 6-month-old infant, Mr. Charilaou said that he is still being treated at Makarios Hospital, with his health condition "improving day by day."
Moreover, the 16-year-old student from Limassol, who was hospitalized in a private clinic with the same disease, has already been discharged.
It is noted that in 2024, four cases of meningococcal disease were reported to the Medical Services, while since the beginning of 2025, three cases have been reported, which are not related to each other and do not constitute a cluster.
In a recent announcement, the Medical and Public Health Services state that meningococcal transmission requires close person-to-person contact through droplets of respiratory secretions.
The risk mainly concerns people who live in the same house as the patient (especially children), who are in the same classroom every day, or adults who work long hours in the same enclosed space (e.g. office).
Meningococcal disease, it is clarified, is not transmitted through brief or casual contact.
Source: KYPE
