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

The geographical distribution of cases - The situation in hospitals

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The Ministry of Health announces that today, April 3, 2021:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded today COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 261.

- 199 patients COVID-19 45 of whom are in serious condition.

- A total of 50,343 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 404 (positivity rate: 0,80%) 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 47,282.

The current results are detailed.

A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:

No patient deaths were recorded today with COVID-19. Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 remains 261, of which:

173 men (66%), and

- 88 women (34%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 79 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 199 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 who are critical, 21 are intubated, five are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 19 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital

Chamber

Number of Patients

Famagusta

(59 patients)

COVID chamber

53

Intensive Care Unit

6

Nicosia

(55 patients)

COVID chamber

25

Intensive Care Unit

4

Intensive Care Unit

26 (5 out of ventilator)

Λεμεσού

(52 patients)

COVID chamber

45

Intensive Care Unit

7

Larnaca

(15 patients)

COVID chamber

15

Paphos

(15 patients)

COVID chamber

13

Intensive Care Unit

2

Blessed

(3 patients)

COVID chamber

3

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

Of the 50,343 diagnoses made today, 3,596 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 46,747 by antigen rapid test, 404 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

  • 66 cases from 89 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
  • 2 cases of 1,287 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
  • 78 cases from 1,854 samples taken through private initiative.
  • 15 cases from 309 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
  • 11 cases from 461 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
  • 232 cases from 46,286 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method.

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

  • 57 samples taken as part of the re - inspection carried out on 7η day after the arrival of persons who have returned from the United Kingdom and are under mandatory restriction in hotels in the Republic.

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

Province / Sector

Test number

Number of positives

Percentage of positivity

Nicosia

17,516

78

0,45%

Limassol

13,475

86

0,64%

Larnaca

7,341

34

0,46%

Paphos

4,731

18

0,38%

Famagusta

2,207

8

0,36%

Retirement Homes

Nicosia

86

4

Limassol

61

0

Paphos

22

3

Closed Structures

847

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