Ministry of Health: Announced 2 more deaths - 5 in total

Revised announcement of cases by the Ministry of Health: 5 new deaths and 2.200 cases of coronavirus

The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 18 2022:

- 5 people died from the disease COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 687.

- 257 patients COVID-19 of which 89 are in serious condition. 69,65% 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 104,965 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).

- 2,200 (positivity rate: 2,1%) 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 230,856.

The current results are detailed.

A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:

The 5 people who died with the ultimate cause of death being attributed to the disease COVID-19, relate to:

- An 89-year-old man who died on January 17 at the Nicosia General Hospital.

- A man, 90 years old, who ended up on January 18 at the General Hospital of Famagusta.

- A woman, aged 86, who ended up on January 18 at Paphos General Hospital.

- An 67-year-old man who died on January 18 at the Limassol General Hospital.

- An 83-year-old man who died on January 18 at the Limassol General Hospital.

Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 amounts to 689, of which:

434 men (63%), and

- 255 women (37%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 76,1 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 257 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 89 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 89 patients in serious condition, 38 are intubated, 4 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 47 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital

Chamber

Number of Patients

Famagusta

(55 patients)

COVID chamber

42

Intensive Care Unit

13

Nicosia

(34 patients)

COVID chamber

26

Intensive Care Unit

8

Λεμεσού

(54 patients)

COVID chamber

41

Intensive Care Unit

13

Paphos

(28 patients)

COVID chamber

23

Intensive Care Unit

5

Larnaca

(37 patients)

COVID chamber

29

Intensive Care Unit

8

Blessed

(7 patients)

COVID chamber

7

Intensive Care Units

(42 patients)

Intubated

38

Except for a respirator

4

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

Of the 104,965 diagnoses made, 8,483 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 96,482 by the method of antigen rapid test, 2200 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:

  • 74 cases from 1,263 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
  • 54 cases of 2,607 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
  • 336 cases from 4,034 samples taken through private initiative.
  • 38 cases from 388 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
  • 1,050 cases from 45,251 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
  • 642 cases from 51,231 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
  • 6 cases from 191 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

7,992

164

Limassol

3,708

96

Larnaca

2,579

62

Paphos

1,946

43

Famagusta

 626

12

Retirement Homes

Nicosia

583

5

Limassol

203

0

Larnaca

189

1

Primary Education

Nicosia

8,793

43

Limassol

5,749

24

Larnaca

3,456

11

Paphos

2882

17

Famagusta

1145

9

Secondary Education

 Nicosia

3,221

17

Limassol

2,006

14

Larnaca

1,311

8

Paphos

 604

5

Famagusta

 526

0

Closed Structures

2236

5

Tracking

1476

106

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.