Filenews 20 February 2021
The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday 107 (positivity rate: 0.34%) new cases of COVID-19 disease, identified by 31,755 molecular detection tests (PCRs) and the antigen rapid test. The total number of cases now stands at 33,153.
He also announced that 77 patients were hospitalized, including 22 in serious condition.
The Ministry of Health notes that there were currently no deaths of patients with a final cause of death on COVID-19, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 229.
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 229, of which:
- 153 men (67%), and
- 76 women (33%).
The average age of the deceased from the disease is 79 years.
B. Hospitalized:
A total of 77 patients with COVID-19 disease are hospitalized in OKYY hospitals, 22 of whom are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 22 patients critical, 12 are intubated, three are hospitalized in an Off-Respirator Intensive Care Unit and seven 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 31,755 laboratory diagnoses currently carried out, 2,279 were carried out using the molecular method (PCR) and 29,476 using the antigen rapid test, 107 cases of COVID-19 disease were identified, resulting as follows:
- 23 cases from 261 samples taken through the process of tracing close contacts (primary contacts) cases.
- 1 case of 94 samples taken through the process of tracing secondary case contacts.
- 4 cases from 290 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 12 cases from 1,167 samples taken through a private initiative.
- 6 cases from 206 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 4 cases from 232 samples tested using the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories.
- 57 cases from 29,244 samples tested using the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
In addition, the following laboratory tests were carried out, without the detection of a case:
- 258 samples taken under the referral programme by Personal Physicians and special teams control through the Public Health Clinics.
- 3 samples taken as part of a check by the Cyprus Basketball Federation and the Cyprus Volleyball Federation.
In detail, the rapid antigen detection tests were carried out today as follows:
