The Ministry of Health announces that today, December 28 2021:
- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 630.
- 168 patients COVID-19 of which 84 are in serious condition. 80,96% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 15 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 98,047 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
- 2241 (positive rate: 2,29% 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 154,926.
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 630, of which:
402 men (63,8%), and
- 227 women (36,2%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 75,9 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 168 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 84 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 84 patients in serious condition, 27 are intubated, 8 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 49 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
|
Hospital |
Chamber |
Number of Patients |
|
Famagusta (31 patients) |
COVID chamber |
23 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
8 |
|
|
Nicosia (17 patients) |
COVID chamber |
10 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
7 |
|
|
Λεμεσού (47 patients) |
COVID chamber |
23 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
24 |
|
|
Paphos (14 patients) |
COVID chamber |
11 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
3 |
|
|
Larnaca (17 patients) |
Intensive Care Unit |
10 |
|
COVID chamber |
7 |
|
|
Blessed (10 patients) |
COVID chamber |
10 |
|
Intensive Care Units (35 patients) |
Intubated |
27 |
|
Except for a respirator |
8 |
C. Positive incidents Covid-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 98,047 diagnoses made, 11,803 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 86,244 by the method of antigen rapid test, 2241 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:
- 220 cases from 1,671 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 76 cases of 5,643 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 389 cases from 4,068 samples taken through private initiative.
- 26 cases from 366 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1046 cases from 60,052 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 483 cases from 26,192 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
- 1 case from 55 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 |
11,555 |
235 |
|
|
Limassol |
4,963 |
89 |
|
|
Larnaca |
3,035 |
36 |
|
|
Paphos |
2,601 |
45 |
|
|
Famagusta |
840 |
20 |
|
|
Retirement Homes |
Nicosia |
289 |
0 |
|
Limassol |
311 |
0 |
|
|
Larnaca |
202 |
0 |
|
|
Famagusta |
28 |
2 |
|
|
Closed Structures |
2,099 |
51 |
|
|
National Guard |
269 |
5 |
|