CYPRUS: Another 153 cases were announced

The Ministry of Health announces that today, October 14, 2021:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 559.

- 60 patients COVID-19 of which 22 are in serious condition. 65,08% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

- 10 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be treated intubated in a serious condition due to COVID in Intensive Care Units.

- A total of 54,108 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 153 (positivity rate: 0,28%) 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 121,995.

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 559, of which:

354 men (63%), and

- 205 women (37%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 76,2 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 60 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 22 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 22 patients in serious condition, nine are intubated, one is admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 12 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

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

Of the 54,108 diagnoses made, 4,559 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 49,549 by the method of antigen rapid test, 153 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 26 cases from 370 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 6 cases of 2,443 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 20 cases from 1,403 samples taken through private initiative.
• 5 cases from 216 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 1 case from 127 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
• 71 cases from 29,766 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
• 24 cases from 19,783 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.

In detail, the rapid antigen tests (rapid test) through the program of the Ministry of Health were carried out today as follows:

(MKY)