CYPRUS: 100 new cases and no deaths

The Ministry of Health announces that today, September 12, 2021:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 528.

- 112 patients COVID-19 of which 45 are in serious condition. 83,93% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

- 12 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be treated intubated in a serious condition due to COVID in Intensive Care Units.

- A total of 43,478 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 100 (positivity rate: 0,23%) 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 at 117,931.

The current results are detailed.

A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:

No patient deaths were recorded with COVID-19. Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 remains 528, of which:

339 men (64%), and

- 189 women (36%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 76,4 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 112 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 45 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 45 patients in serious condition, 20 are intubated in the Intensive Care Unit and 25 in the Intensive Care Unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital	Chamber	Number of Patients
Famagusta (19 patients)	COVID chamber	16
	Intensive Care Unit	3
Nicosia (18 patients)	COVID chamber	15
	Intensive Care Unit	3
Λεμεσού (31 patients)	COVID chamber	17
	Intensive Care Unit	14
Larnaca (11 patients)	COVID chamber	10
	Intensive Care Unit	1
Paphos (13 patients)	COVID chamber	9
	Intensive Care Unit	4
Intensive Care Units (20 patients)	Intubated	20

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

Of the 43,478 diagnoses made today, 5,370 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 38,108 by antigen rapid test, 100 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 1 case from 30 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 7 cases of 3,436 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 20 cases from 1,851 samples taken through private initiative.
• 28 cases from 14,226 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
• 44 cases from 23,882 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.

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

• 35 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 14 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
• 4 samples taken from the tests in closed structures.

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		10,204	10
Limassol		4,996	11
Larnaca		3,478	9
Paphos		2,414	2
Famagusta		1,833	4
Retirement Homes	Nicosia	36	0
	Limassol	48	0
	Famagusta	40	6
Closed Structures		692	0
Passenger sampling at airports		141	2