Filenews 25 February 2021
The new epidemiological data until 23 February were published by the Ministry of Health.
The situation in the community is generally characterized as good, with the exception of Limassol Province. In Cyprus, the cumulative incidence remains stable at 164.7/100,000 (164.3/100,000 last week). The cumulative impact in all Provinces is below 100/100,000 (Nicosia: 81,4/100,000, Larnaca: 65,8/100,000, Famagusta: 36,8/100,000, Paphos: 34.6/100,000), except for Limassol, which records an increase and is well above the safety limit of 150/100,000 set by the ECDC, with 420.9/100,000 from 390.7/100,000 in the previous period.
70% of diagnoses in the last 2 weeks were in Limassol Province (1,045 cases out of 1,498).
The burden in Limassol is recorded in the cumulative impact, the positivity rate, the number of cases, and is also reflected in hospital admissions. 66.3% of people with COVID who were hospitalized (24 February) were cases from Limassol Province. As shown in the chart below, Limassol has been the main source of hospital admissions in recent days.
Summary of items:
As of 23 February 2021, 33,242 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Republic of Cyprus, with 231 deaths due to COVID-19 (COVID-19 mortality: 0.7%).
• The cumulative incidence of 14 days of COVID-19 (14-day diagnosed cases per 100,000 inhabitants) is 168.7.
• In the last 14 days (10 - 23 February) 1,498 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded: o The median age of COVID-19 cases was 37 years (o Intra-fourth-quarter range: 23-51 years), 50.7% for women (n= 760) and 49.3% for men (n=738). o Based on epidemiological history, 1.5% (n=22) were cases with a recent travel history, while 98.5% (n=1.476) were for domestic transmission cases.
• As of February 24, 2021, 86 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized (based on registered data). Their median age was 66 years (Intra-fourth-quarter range: 54 – 75 years), with 62.8% (n=54) for men and 66.3% (n=57) cases from Limassol province.
• According to the registered data, 19 people were in Intensive Care Units (ICU) - 14 were rescued. The median age of COVID-19 patients in ICU was 63 years (Intra-fourth-quarteral range: 54-74 years), while 16 cases (84.2%) men. A total of 14 people (73.7%) ICU had underlying diseases.
• In the last 14 days, 29,166 molecular tests (PCRs) (3,284.5 per 100,000 population) and 403,117 antigen rapid tests (45,396.1 per 100,000 population) have been performed.
Source: eyenews
