The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 4 2022:
- 5 people died from the disease COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 646.
- 209 patients COVID-19 of which 76 are in serious condition. 78% 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 122,801 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
- 5457 (positivity rate: 4,44%) 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 183,178.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:
The 5 people who died with the ultimate cause of death being attributed to the disease COVID-19, relate to:
- A woman, aged 73, who ended up on January 2 in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Nicosia.
- An 82-year-old man who died on January 3 at the Nicosia General Hospital.
- A 43-year-old man, who ended up on January 4 in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital.
- An 84-year-old man who died on January 4 at Paphos General Hospital.
- A woman, aged 55, who ended up on January 4 in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Nicosia.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 amounts to 646, of which:
410 men (63,5%), and
- 236 women (36,5%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 209 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 76 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 76 patients in serious condition, 32 are intubated, 4 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 40 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
|
Hospital |
Chamber |
Number of Patients |
|
Famagusta (40 patients) |
COVID chamber |
33 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
7 |
|
|
Nicosia (17 patients) |
COVID chamber |
10 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
7 |
|
|
Λεμεσού (56 patients) |
COVID chamber |
40 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
16 |
|
|
Paphos (20 patients) |
COVID chamber |
16 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
4 |
|
|
Larnaca (20 patients) |
Intensive Care Unit |
14 |
|
COVID chamber |
6 |
|
|
Blessed (20 patients) |
COVID chamber |
20 |
|
Intensive Care Units (36 patients) |
Intubated |
32 |
|
Except for a respirator |
4 |
C. Positive incidents Covid-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 122,801 diagnoses made, 18,576 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 104,225 by the method of antigen rapid test, 5457 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:
- 490 cases from 3,121 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 143 cases of 5,489 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 1067 cases from 9,286 samples taken through private initiative.
- 25 cases from 360 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 2715 cases from 70,186 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 1007 cases from 34,039 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
- The cases from 10 samples received within the program of referrals by Personal Doctors and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
In addition, the following case-free tests have been performed:
- 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 |
13,550 |
467 |
|
|
Limassol |
6,693 |
229 |
|
|
Larnaca |
5,200 |
146 |
|
|
Paphos |
3,786 |
90 |
|
|
Famagusta |
1,639 |
38 |
|
|
Retirement Homes |
Nicosia |
251 |
3 |
|
Limassol |
463 |
8 |
|
|
Larnaca |
245 |
0 |
|
|
Famagusta |
19 |
0 |
|
|
Closed Structures |
2193 |
26 |
|