The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 18 2022:
- 3 people died from the disease COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 687.
- 257 patients COVID-19 of which 89 are in serious condition. 69,65% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 17 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 104,965 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
- 2,200 (positivity rate: 2,1%) 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 230,856.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:
The 3 people who died with the ultimate cause of death being attributed to the disease COVID-19, relate to:
- An 89-year-old man who died on January 17 at the Nicosia General Hospital.
- A man, 90 years old, who ended up on January 18 at the General Hospital of Famagusta.
- A woman, aged 86, who ended up on January 18 at Paphos General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 amounts to 687, of which:
432 men (62,9%), and
- 255 women (37,1%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76,1 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 257 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 89 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 89 patients in serious condition, 38 are intubated, 4 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 47 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (55 patients) | COVID chamber | 42 |
Intensive Care Unit | 13 | |
Nicosia (34 patients) | COVID chamber | 26 |
Intensive Care Unit | 8 | |
Λεμεσού (54 patients) | COVID chamber | 41 |
Intensive Care Unit | 13 | |
Paphos (28 patients) | COVID chamber | 23 |
Intensive Care Unit | 5 | |
Larnaca (37 patients) | COVID chamber | 29 |
Intensive Care Unit | 8 | |
Blessed (7 patients) | COVID chamber | 7 |
Intensive Care Units (42 patients) | Intubated | 38 |
Except for a respirator | 4 |
C. Positive incidents Covid-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 104,965 diagnoses made, 8,483 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 96,482 by the method of antigen rapid test, 2200 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:
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 | 7,992 | 164 | |
Limassol | 3,708 | 96 | |
Larnaca | 2,579 | 62 | |
Paphos | 1,946 | 43 | |
Famagusta | 626 | 12 | |
Retirement Homes | Nicosia | 583 | 5 |
Limassol | 203 | 0 | |
Larnaca | 189 | 1 | |
Primary Education | Nicosia | 8,793 | 43 |
Limassol | 5,749 | 24 | |
Larnaca | 3,456 | 11 | |
Paphos | 2882 | 17 | |
Famagusta | 1145 | 9 | |
Secondary Education | Nicosia | 3,221 | 17 |
Limassol | 2,006 | 14 | |
Larnaca | 1,311 | 8 | |
Paphos | 604 | 5 | |
Famagusta | 526 | 0 | |
Closed Structures | 2236 | 5 | |
Tracking | 1476 | 106 |
The figures mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on the final and up-to-date data sent in the context of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.
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