CYPRUS: More than 1100 cases today - 48 in serious condition

The Ministry of Health announces that today, July 15, 2021:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded today COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 383.

- 181 patients COVID-19 48 of whom are in serious condition.

- A total of 67,205 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 1,152 (positivity rate: 1,71%) 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 88,457.

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 383, of which:

256 men (67%), and

- 127 women (33%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 77,2 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 181 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 48 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 48 patients who are in serious condition, 18 are intubated, one is treated in an intravenous intensive care unit and 29 in an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital	Chamber	Number of Patients
Famagusta (50 patients)	COVID chamber	44
	Intensive Care Unit	6
Nicosia (49 patients)	COVID chamber	21
	Intensive Care Unit	9
	Intensive Care Unit	19 (1 out of ventilator)
Λεμεσού (56 patients)	COVID chamber	46
	Intensive Care Unit	10
Larnaca (23 patients)	COVID chamber	19
	Intensive Care Unit	4
Blessed (3 patient)	COVID chamber	3

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

Of the 67,205 diagnoses made today, 9,903 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 57,302 by antigen rapid test, 1,152 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 81 cases from 675 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 5 cases of 3,201 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 291 cases from 5,521 samples taken through private initiative.
• 36 cases from 350 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 1 case from 156 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
• 60 cases from 1,927 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
• 678 cases from 55,375 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method.

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

Province / Sector		Test number	Number of positives	Percentage of positivity
Nicosia		20,842	181	0,87%
Limassol		12,864	235	1,83%
Larnaca		7,887	123	1,56%
Paphos		6,360	61	0,96%
Famagusta		5,598	70	1,25%
Retirement Homes	Nicosia	246	0
	Limassol	350	3
	Larnaca	24	0
	Famagusta	79	0
Sampling Airports		80	0
National Guard		910	5
Special schools		135	0