CYPRUS: The announcement of the Ministry of Health about the daily cases

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

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded today COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 374.

- 38 patients COVID-19 12 of whom are in serious condition.

- A total of 31,124 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 68 (positivity rate: 0,22%) 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 73,379.

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 374, of which:

251 men (67%), and

- 123 women (33%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 77 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 38 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 12 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 12 patients in serious condition, six are intubated, two are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and four to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital	Chamber	Number of Patients
Famagusta (10 patients)	COVID chamber	10
Nicosia (13 patients)	COVID chamber	4
	Intensive Care Unit	1
	Intensive Care Unit	8 (2 out of ventilator)
Λεμεσού (15 patients)	COVID chamber	12
	Intensive Care Unit	3

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

Of the 31,124 diagnoses made today, 4,728 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 26,396 by antigen rapid test, 68 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 17 cases from 206 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 3 cases of 2,524 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 13 cases from 1,554 samples taken through private initiative.
• 3 cases from 209 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 4 cases from 313 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
• 28 cases from 26,083 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method.

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

• 235 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.

In detail, the rapid antigen test (rapid test) was performed today as follows:

Province / Sector		Test number	Number of positives	Percentage of positivity
Nicosia		9,172	4	O, 04%
Limassol		6,055	14	0,23%
Larnaca		3,249	1	0,03%
Paphos		2,955	3	0,10%
Famagusta		2,535	3	0,12%
Retirement Homes	Nicosia	324	0
	Limassol	249	0
	Larnaca	25	0
Ypsonas Industrial Area		262	0
Idali Industrial Area		281	0
Education		720	1
Special schools		139	0
National Guard		117	2