Filenews 30 January 2021
The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 30, 2021:
- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death of COVID-19 were recorded, so the total number of deaths remains 197.
- 140 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 50 of whom are in serious condition.
- A total of 22,674 disease detection tests have been carried out using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 113 (positivity rate: 0.5%) new cases of COVID-19 disease were identified by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test, bringing the total number of cases to 30,770.
Here are today's results in detail:
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
No deaths of COVID-19 patients were recorded today. Therefore, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 remains 197, of which:
- 132 men (67%), and
- 65 women (33%).
The average age of the deceased from the disease is 80 years.
B. Hospitalized:
A total of 140 patients with COVID-19 disease are hospitalized in OKYY hospitals, 50 of whom are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 50 patients critical, 28 are intubated, seven are hospitalized in an Off-Respirator Intensive Care Unit and 15 in an Increased Care Unit.
In detail the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
C. Positive events COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 22,674 laboratory diagnoses currently carried out, 2,241 were carried out using the molecular method (PCR) and 20,433 using the antigen rapid test, 113 cases of COVID-19 disease were identified, resulting as follows:
- 32 cases from 240 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 14 cases from 1,112 samples taken through a private initiative.
- 1 case of 69 samples taken as part of a re-examination carried out on the 7th day following the arrival of persons who have returned from the United Kingdom and are under mandatory restriction in hotels in the Republic.
- 6 cases from 228 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 60 cases from 20,433 samples tested using the antigen rapid test.
In addition, the following laboratory tests were carried out, without the detection of a case:
- 409 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 183 samples taken as part of the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics.
In detail, the rapid antigen detection tests were carried out today as follows:
Above - Limassol, Larnaca, Nicosia, Paphos, Ammochostos
Source: Phılenews
