CYPRUS: 3.777 new cases - 73 patients in serious condition

The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 6 2022:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 650.

- 235 patients COVID-19 of which 73 are in serious condition. 77,45% 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 77,255 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 3,777 (positivity rate: 4,89%) 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 192,157.

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 650, of which:

411 men (63,2%), and

- 239 women (36,8%).

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

B. Patients:

In total, 235 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 73 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 73 patients in serious condition, 29 are intubated, 2 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 42 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital	Chamber	Number of Patients
Famagusta (43 patients)	COVID chamber	35
	Intensive Care Unit	8
Nicosia (30 patients)	COVID chamber	23
	Intensive Care Unit	7
Λεμεσού (62 patients)	COVID chamber	47
	Intensive Care Unit	15
Paphos (22 patients)	COVID chamber	18
	Intensive Care Unit	4
Larnaca (25 patients)	Intensive Care Unit	17
	COVID chamber	8
Blessed (22 patients)	COVID chamber	22
Intensive Care Units (31 patients)	Intubated	29
	Except for a respirator	2

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

Of the 77,255 diagnoses made, 12,452 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 64,803 by the method of antigen rapid test, 3,777 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 250 cases from 2,445 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 75 cases of 3,930 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 593 cases from 5,667 samples taken through private initiative.
• 14 cases from 205 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 1,328 cases from 26,539 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
• 1,510 cases from 38,264 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
• 7 cases from 205 samples received 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		15,507	685
Limassol		7,659	341
Larnaca		6,133	223
Paphos		3,592	161
Famagusta		2,732	80
Retirement Homes	Nicosia	300	0
	Larnaca	15	0
Closed Structures		2,326	20