The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 17 2022:
- 3 people died from the disease COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 684.
- 270 patients COVID-19 of which 94 are in serious condition. 70,64% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 17 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be hospitalized in intubated condition due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
- A total of 138,351 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
- 3,143 (positivity rate: 2,27%) 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 in 228,881.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:
The 3 people who died with the ultimate cause of death being attributed to the disease COVID-19, relate to:
- An 70-year-old man who died on January 16 at the Limassol General Hospital.
- An 91-year-old man who died on January 17 at the Limassol General Hospital.
- An 64-year-old man who died on January 17 at Paphos General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 amounts to 684, of which:
430 men (62,9%), and
- 254 women (37,1%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 270 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 94 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 94 patients in serious condition, 34 are intubated, 6 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 54 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (58 patients) | COVID chamber | 43 |
Intensive Care Unit | 15 | |
Nicosia (39 patients) | COVID chamber | 31 |
Intensive Care Unit | 8 | |
Λεμεσού (62 patients) | COVID chamber | 46 |
Intensive Care Unit | 16 | |
Paphos (30 patients) | COVID chamber | 24 |
Intensive Care Unit | 6 | |
Larnaca (31 patients) | COVID chamber | 22 |
Intensive Care Unit | 9 | |
Blessed (10 patients) | COVID chamber | 10 |
Intensive Care Units (40 patients) | Intubated | 34 |
Except for a respirator | 6 |
C. Positive incidents Covid-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 138,351 diagnoses made, 10,024 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 128,327 by the method of antigen rapid test, 3143 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:
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 | 10,085 | 178 | |
Limassol | 5,063 | 102 | |
Larnaca | 3,302 | 86 | |
Paphos | 1,985 | 57 | |
Famagusta | 756 | 10 | |
Retirement Homes | Nicosia | 749 | 6 |
Limassol | 509 | 8 | |
Larnaca | 189 | 1 | |
Paphos | 157 | 0 | |
Famagusta | 25 | 1 | |
Primary Education | Nicosia | 7,514 | 22 |
Limassol | 6,427 | 42 | |
Larnaca | 3,722 | 17 | |
Paphos | 2328 | 14 | |
Famagusta | 1043 | 1 | |
Secondary Education | Nicosia | 3,842 | 12 |
Limassol | 2,897 | 17 | |
Larnaca | 1,434 | 9 | |
Paphos | 752 | 3 | |
Closed Structures | 203 | 3 | |
Tracking | 1550 | 105 | |
Special schools | 529 | 8 |
The figures mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on the final and up-to-date data sent in the context of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.
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