CYPRUS: More than 3 thousand new cases

257 patients COVID-19 of which 91 are in serious condition. 73,16% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

Corona Virus

The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 14, 2022:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 672.

  • - 257 patients COVID-19 of which 91 are in serious condition. 73,16% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

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

- A total of 122,217 disease detection tests have been performed with the molecular method (PCR) and the method of antigen rapid detection (antigen rapid test).

- 3,042 (positivity rate: 2,49%) new cases of the disease COVID-19 were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test tests, bringing the total number of cases to 221,416.

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 672, of which:

- 422 men (62,8%), and - 250 women (37,2%).

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

B. Patients:

In total, 257 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 91 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 91 patients in serious condition, 28 are intubated, 4 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 59 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital Chamber Number of Patients
Famagusta

(64 patients)

COVID chamber 48
Intensive Care Unit 16
Nicosia

(35 patients)

COVID chamber 28
Intensive Care Unit 7
Λεμεσού

(56 patients)

COVID chamber 38
Intensive Care Unit 18
Paphos

(31 patients)

COVID chamber 22
Intensive Care Unit 9
Larnaca

(28 patients)

Intensive Care Unit 19
COVID chamber 9
Blessed

(11 patients)

COVID chamber 11
Intensive Care Units

(32 patients)

Intubated 28
Except for a respirator 4

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

Of the 122,217 diagnoses made, 8,416 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 113,801 by the method of antigen rapid test, 3042 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 177 cases out of 1,662 samples received through the process of tracking the contacts of already confirmed cases • 31 cases out of 2,217 samples received in the context of passenger control at Larnaca and Paphos Airports • 403 cases out of 4,011 samples received through private initiative •. 33 cases from 412 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals. • 1,491 cases from 58,299 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies. • 906 cases tested from 55,502 with the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health. • 1 case from 114 samples received under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.

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 10,328 239
Limassol 4,117 91
Larnaca 3,001 84
Paphos 2,029 63
Famagusta 787 20
Retirement Homes Nicosia 282 0
Limassol 387 4
Larnaca 74 0
Famagusta 96 0
Primary Education Nicosia 8,866 69
Limassol 5,843 46
Larnaca 3656 36
Paphos 2990 20
Famagusta 1157 4
Secondary Education Nicosia 4,177 22
Limassol 3,064 20
Larnaca 1,443 4
Paphos 843 5
Closed Structures 310 18
Tracking 2036 161
Special schools 16 0