CYPRUS: 619 cases, 45 patients in serious condition

118 patients COVID-19 of which 45 are in serious condition. 77.97% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

Corona Virus

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

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 602.

- 118 patients COVID-19 of which 45 are in serious condition. 77.97% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

- 4 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 80,112 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 619 (positive rate: 0.77% 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 138,157.

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 602, of which:

387 men (64.3%), and

- 215 women (35.7%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 75.7 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 118 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, 18 are intubated, 5 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 22 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital

Chamber

Number of Patients

Famagusta

(30 patients)

COVID chamber

23

Intensive Care Unit

7

Nicosia

(16 patients)

COVID chamber

12

Intensive Care Unit

4

Λεμεσού

(28 patients)

COVID chamber

21

Intensive Care Unit

7

Paphos

(20 patients)

COVID chamber

16

Intensive Care Unit

4

Blessed

(1 patient)

COVID chamber

1

Intensive Care Units

(23 patients)

Intubated

18

Except for a respirator

5

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

Of the 80,112 diagnoses made, 8,496 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 71,616 by the method of antigen rapid test, 619 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

  • 81 cases from 1,004 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
  • 17 cases of 4,093 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
  • 94 cases from 2,830 samples taken through private initiative.
  • 18 cases from 345 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
  • 274 cases from 40,440 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
  • 131 cases from 31,176 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
  • 4 cases from 223 samples received under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.

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

  • 0 cases from 1 sample taken as part of tests on 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

4,102

46

Limassol

1,386

12

Larnaca

1,006

8

Paphos

 701

6

Famagusta

 452

4

Retirement Homes

Nicosia

 424

0

Limassol

 354

0

Larnaca

 150

0

Primary Education

Nicosia

3,584

6

Limassol

2,790

4

Larnaca

1947

4

Paphos

891

0

Famagusta

348

1

Secondary Education

 Nicosia

4,572

5

Limassol

3,424

21

Larnaca

2,407

7

Paphos

1,658

3

Famagusta

 796

4

Closed Structures

 184

0

(AF)