CYPRUS: Case increase - 386 new cases of coronavirus

The Ministry of Health announces that today, November 16, 2021:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 588.

- 88 patients COVID-19 of which 38 are in serious condition. 62,5% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

- 3 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 59,730 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 386 (positivity rate: 0,65%) 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 128,424.

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 588, of which:

376 men (64%), and

- 212 women (36%).

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

B. Patients:

In total, 88 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 38 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 38 patients in serious condition, 15 are intubated, two are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 21 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital	Chamber	Number of Patients
Famagusta (19 patients)	COVID chamber	15
	Intensive Care Unit	4
Nicosia (10 patients)	COVID chamber	5
	Intensive Care Unit	5
Λεμεσού (27 patients)	COVID chamber	18
	Intensive Care Unit	9
Paphos (13 patients)	COVID chamber	10
	Intensive Care Unit	3
Blessed (2 patients)	COVID chamber	2
Intensive Care Units (17 patients)	Intubated	15
	Except for a respirator	2

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

Of the 59,730 diagnoses made, 5,103 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 54,627 by the method of antigen rapid test, 386 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 44 cases from 533 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 80 cases from 2,104 samples taken through private initiative.
• 10 cases from 260 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 144 cases from 31,478 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
• 108 cases from 23,149 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:

• 1,870 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 334 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
• 2 samples 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		2,718	45
Limassol		963	10
Larnaca		619	9
Paphos		503	17
Famagusta		156	2
Retirement Homes	Nicosia	487	0
	Limassol	354	0
	Larnaca	237	0
Primary Education	Nicosia	1,738	0
	Limassol	916	0
	Larnaca	748	0
	Paphos	409	1
Secondary Education	Nicosia	4,759	10
	Limassol	3,253	7
	Larnaca	2,303	2
	Paphos	1,708	4
	Famagusta	799	0
Closed Structures		165	1
Passenger sampling at airports		314	0

(MKY)