Filenews 29 January 2021
The updated epidemiological data by 28 January were published by the Ministry of Health.
As the Ministry of Health points out, the large decrease in the cumulative impact (243.8/100,000 from 417/100,000 in the previous days) continues in all Provinces and Cyprus in cumulative incidence (243.8/100,000 from 417/100,000 in previous days), but remains greater than 150/100,000, an indicator used by the ECDC to assess countries.
There is a decrease in the daily number of hospital admissions (10 admissions/day in all hospitals from 14 admissions/day), while in ICU the burden continues, but without an increase in the number of nurses.
The positivity rate is declining in the general population, taking into account population antigenic tests and PCRs, and ranges between 1% and 3%, while the rate of spread of the virus appears to have been significantly controlled without this meaning that transmissions do not continue.
As the Ministry of Health points out, despite the improvement in epidemiological indicators, with a view to the gradual lifting of restrictive measures from 1 February, great care is needed to avoid further flare-ups and worsening epidemiological data.
Summary
As of 26 January 2021, 30,136 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Republic of Cyprus, with 193 deaths due to COVID-19 (COVID-19 mortality: 0.6%).
• The cumulative incidence of 14 days of COVID-19 (14-day diagnosed cases per 100,000 inhabitants) is 243.8.
• In the last 14 days (13 - 26 January 2021) 2,165 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded: o The median age of COVID-19 cases was 39 years (o Intra-fourth-quarter range: 25-55 years), 50.9% for women (n= 1,102), and 49.1% for men (n=1,063). o Based on epidemiological history, 1.6% (n=35) were cases with a recent travel history, while 98.4% (n=2.130) were for domestic transmission cases.\
• As of 27 January 2021, 159 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized (based on registered data). Their median age was 71 years (Intra-fourth-quarter range: 61 – 79 years), with 59.1% (n=94) for men and 33.3% (n=53) cases from Limassol province.
• According to the registered data, 39 people were in Intensive Care Units (ICU) - 38 people were rescued. The median age of COVID-19 patients in ICU was 71 years (Intra-fourth-quarteral range: 63-76 years), while 23 cases (59%) men. A total of 24 people (61.5%) ICU had underlying diseases. • In the last 14 days and up to 26 January 2021, 26,328 molecular tests (PCRs) (2,964.9 per 100,000 population) and 111,662 antigen rapid test (12,573.5 per 100,000 population) have been performed.
As of January 27, 2021, 83% of COVID-19 cases have recovered– 1,315 (5.3%) had a negative result in two tests after the first positive and for 23,614 (94.7%) people were released under the new directives.
Source: eyenews
