The upward trend in the weekly positivity rate appears to be stalling this week, but remains relatively high according to its findings. national reference for the development of the epidemic until March 23, which was published today. According to the Ministry of Health, in the Limassol District there is a small drop to 1%, from 1,3% last week.
On the positive side of the national report, the extremely low percentage of positivity in rapid tests, which are done in nursing homes. According to the data from the patients, there are no more admissions of patients from the nursing homes.
Moreover, after some time, there is a stabilization of the cumulative impact of 14 days, which, however, remains at very high levels for the whole of Cyprus (573,5 / 100.000 compared to 529,6 / 100.000 in the previous period). In the Limassol District, the cumulative impact also shows signs of stabilization, but again at extremely high levels.
The median age of the incidents COVID-19 the last 14 days were 36 years. The picture in hospitals shows that there is still a significant burden, but with some signs of stabilization. The median age of the patients was 62 years. 58,8% of the patients were men and 63,1% are people from the Limassol District. The imports still concern people mainly under 60 and from Limassol.
From March 1 to March 24, 17 deaths have been recorded due to the underlying cause of the disease COVID-19. 88% of the deaths were permanent residents in the Limassol District. Limassol has the highest mortality rate with 34,2 deaths per 100.000 population.
Specifically, until March 23, 2021, 42.028 cases have been diagnosed in the Republic of Cyprus COVID-19, with 248 deaths due COVID-19 with a COVID-19 mortality rate of 0,6%.
The cumulative effect of 14 days COVID-19 (diagnosed cases of 14 days per 100.000 inhabitants) is 573,5.
In the last 14 days (March 10-23) 5.093 confirmed cases were recorded COVID-19.
Based on the epidemiological history, 1,2% (63) were cases with a recent travel history, while 98,8% (5.030) were cases of domestic transmission.
On March 24, 2021, 233 people with COVID-19 were treated on the basis of recorded data and including those who were discharged, transported or died that day.
According to the registered data, 26 people were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - 23 were intubated. The median age of patients COVID-19 in the ICU was 68 years, while 18 cases (69,2%) involved men. In total, 22 people (84,6%) in ICU had underlying diseases.
In the last 14 days, 53.754 molecular tests (PCR) (6.053,4 per 100.000 population) and 541.635 antigen rapid tests (60.994,9 per 100.000 population) were performed.
Among 5.093 cases COVID-19, diagnosed as of March 10, 2021, 51,2% concern women (2.608) and 48,8% men (2.483), while for 2 cases the information was not available. By age groups: 1.048 infants, children and adolescents 0-19 years (20,6%), 3.286 adults aged 20-59 years (64,5%), 754 people aged 60 years and over (14,8%), while for 5 people (0,1%) their age is not available at the moment. The median age of all cases COVID-19 of the last 14 days is 36 years. The median age of adults with COVID-19 is 41 years old.
Among the cases diagnosed in the last 14 days, 2.806 (55,1%) had a place of residence in the province of Limassol, 1.238 (24,3%) in the province of Nicosia, 489 (9,6%) in the province of Larnaca, 308 (6%) ) in the province of Paphos, 176 (3,5%) in the province of free Famagusta and 76 cases (1,5%) concern the British Bases or residence in change or there was no information available for them.
In the last 14 days (March 10-23), 30,3% (1.542) did not report any symptoms at diagnosis, while 69,7% (3.551) reported at least one symptom.
In the last 14 days (10 - 23 March 2021), 1.234 people with COVID-19 (24,2%) reported at least one underlying disease.
By March 24, 2021, a total of 5,4% (2.276) of the incidents COVID-19 received hospital treatment. The median age of the hospitalized persons is 64 years. Hospital care was mainly for men (1.323, 58,1%).
The median age of the 233 people who were hospitalized until March 24, 2021, is 62 years and 58,8% (137) are men. 63,1% (147) concern patients from the province of Limassol, while 148 people (63,5%) reported underlying diseases.
In total, 226 patients (9,9% of the total number of patients) were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The median age of those admitted to the ICU was 69 years. The patients in the ICU were mainly men (157, 69,5%). The median stay in ICU is 13 days.
According to the registered data, on March 24, 2021, 26 patients were in the ICU. The number of patients currently in the ICU, according to registered data, per 100.000 inhabitants, is 2,9.
Of the 226 patients admitted to the ICU, 213 (94,3%) were intubated and 23 are still intubated.
By March 24, 2021, 83,5% (34.834) of the incidents COVID-19 have been released / recovered.
According to Death Report from March 2020 to March 24, 2021, 300 deaths have been reported, diagnosed with COVID-19. 68% are men (203 deaths) and the remaining 32% are women (97 deaths). Of the 300 deaths, 248 (83%) had an underlying cause of the disease COVID-19.
67% of the total number of deaths due to the underlying disease COVID-19, concerns men (165 deaths) and the remaining 33% concerns women (83 deaths). The highest frequency of deaths occurs in the age group 80-84 years (23% of the total number of deaths, 68).
During the months of December 2020 and January 2021, the highest number of deaths of people positive for the disease has been recorded. COVID-19, from the beginning of the pandemic until today, with the percentage reaching 57% of the total number of deaths (85 and 86 deaths respectively).
In 2021, the death rate (with the underlying cause of death being the disease COVID-19) people aged 70-79 increased by 50% compared to 2020, while the death rate of people aged 80 and over decreased by 22%.
From 1/3 / 2021-24 / 3/2021 18 deaths have been recorded, of which 17 concern deaths with underlying cause of the disease COVID-19 and 88% had Limassol District as their permanent residence.
The highest rate of death of people positive for the disease COVID-19, with the underlying cause of death the disease COVID-19, concerns people with permanent residence in the District of Nicosia (n = 88, 35%) and then the District of Limassol (85, 34%).
Limassol has the highest mortality rate with 34,2 deaths per 100.000 population.