CYPRUS: 131 new cases of coronavirus

The Ministry of Health announces that today, October 7, 2021:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 557.

- 60 patients COVID-19 of which 22 are in serious condition. 56,67% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

- 11 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 56,507 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 131 (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 120,992.

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 557, of which:

354 men (64%), and

- 203 women (36%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 76,3 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 60 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 22 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 22 patients in serious condition, 12 are intubated, one is admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and nine to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital	Chamber	Number of Patients
Famagusta (15 patients)	COVID chamber	11
	Intensive Care Unit	4
Nicosia (12 patients)	COVID chamber	10
	Intensive Care Unit	2
Λεμεσού (10 patients)	COVID chamber	8
	Intensive Care Unit	2
Paphos (8 patients)	COVID chamber	7
	Intensive Care Unit	1
Blessed (2 patients)	COVID chamber	2
Intensive Care Units (13 patients)	Intubated	12
	Except for a respirator	1

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

Of the 56,507 diagnoses made, 4,916 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 51,591 by the method of antigen rapid test, 131 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 10 cases from 245 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 4 cases of 2,571 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 39 cases from 1,783 samples taken through private initiative.
• 6 cases from 198 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 55 cases from 30,811 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
• 17 cases from 20,780 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:

• 119 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians 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		1,978	6
Limassol		672	0
Larnaca		607	1
Paphos		329	4
Famagusta		120	0
Retirement Homes	Nicosia	528	0
	Limassol	250	0
Secondary Education	Nicosia	4,399	1
	Limassol	3,430	0
	Larnaca	2,266	2
	Paphos	1,438	1
	Famagusta	908	0
Primary Education	Nicosia	686	0
	Limassol	335	1
	Larnaca	240	0
	Paphos	205	0
	Famagusta	201	0
Closed Structures		1,184	0
Tourist control - PASYXE		39	0
Special schools		806	0
Passenger sampling at airports		159	1

(MKY)