CYPRUS: The number of cases remains in the three digits

The Ministry of Health announces that today, October 9, 2021:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 557.

- 60 patients COVID-19 of which 23 are in serious condition. 60% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.

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

- A total of 46,046 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 134 (positivity rate: 0,29%) 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 121,270.

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 557, of which:

354 men (64%), and

- 203 women (36%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 76,3 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 60 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 23 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 23 patients in serious condition, 11 are intubated in the Intensive Care Unit and 12 in the Intensive Care Unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

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

Of the 46,046 diagnoses made, 4,606 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 41,440 by the method of antigen rapid test, 134 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

• 3 cases from 24 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 14 cases of 2,543 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 41 cases from 1,861 samples taken through private initiative.
• 4 cases from 166 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 46 cases from 31,479 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
• 26 cases from 9,961 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.

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

• 11 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
• 1 sample taken in the closed structures control box.

In detail, the rapid antigen tests (rapid test) through the program of the Ministry of Health were carried out today as follows:

(MKY)