Another patient with coronavirus “passed away” - More than 700 cases

149 patients COVID-19 of which 52 are in serious condition. 77,19% of patients do not have a history of vaccination

Corona Virus

The Ministry of Health announces that today, December 13 2021:

- 1 person died of the disease COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 611.

- 149 patients COVID-19 of which 52 are in serious condition. 77,19% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

- 6 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 106,521 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 715 (positive rate: 0,67% 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 141,566.

The current results are detailed.

A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:

The 1 person who died with the ultimate cause of death attributed to the disease COVID-19, it's about:

- A woman, 85 years old, who ended up on December 12 at the General Hospital of Nicosia.

Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 amounts to 611, of which:

390 men (63,8%), and

- 221 women (36,2%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 75.8 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 149 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 52 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 52 patients in serious condition, 15 are intubated, 4 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 33 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital

Chamber

Number of Patients

Famagusta

(44 patients)

COVID chamber

36

Intensive Care Unit

8

Nicosia

(23 patients)

COVID chamber

13

Intensive Care Unit

10

Λεμεσού

(40 patients)

COVID chamber

28

Intensive Care Unit

12

Paphos

(19 patients)

COVID chamber

16

Intensive Care Unit

3

Blessed

(4 patients)

COVID chamber

4

Intensive Care Units

(19 patients)

Intubated

15

Except for a respirator

4

C. Positive incidents Covid-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):

Of the 106,521 diagnoses made, 12,594 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 93,927 by the method of antigen rapid test, 715 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

  • 51 cases from 1,345 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
  • 30 cases of 5,946 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
  • 98 cases from 4,721 samples taken through private initiative.
  • 25 cases from 376 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
  • 372 cases from 61,312 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
  • 138 cases from 32,615 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
  • 1 case from 203 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Doctors and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.

In addition, the following tests were performed, without detecting a case:

  • Cases of 0 samples taken as part of closed structure tests.

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

5,868

49

Limassol

1,648

16

Larnaca

1,318

13

Paphos

 967

15

Famagusta

 491

4

Retirement Homes

Nicosia

373

2

Limassol

246

0

Larnaca

127

0

Paphos

240

0

Famagusta

154

0

Primary Education

Nicosia

3,180

11

Limassol

2,581

4

Larnaca

1,092

5

Paphos

403

1

Famagusta

975

2

Secondary Education

 Nicosia

4,495

8

Limassol

2,973

1

Larnaca

2,178

4

Paphos

1,572

1

Famagusta

 584

0

Closed Structures

800

2

Special schools

 350

0

(AF)