Filenews 19 February 2021
There were 275 deaths due to coronavirus between March 2020 and 17 February 2021, with most of them recorded in Nicosia.
In particular, according to data from the Ministry of Health, 69% are for men (n=189 deaths) and the remaining 31% for women (n=86 deaths).
Of the 275 deaths, 227 (83%), they had an underlying cause of COVID-19. 67% of the total number of deaths with the underlying cause of COVID-19, concerns men (n=153 deaths) and the remaining 33% concern women (n=74 deaths).
The month of January 2021 recorded the highest number of deaths of people positive for COVID-19, since the beginning of the pandemic to date, with the rate reaching 31% of the total number of deaths (n=86).At the 6th week of 2021 the number of deaths decreased by 40% compared to the 5th week of 2021 (n=12 deaths in w6/2021). The highest rate of deaths of people positive for COVID-19, with the underlying cause of death covid-19, concerns people with permanent residence in Nicosia Province (n=84.37%) and then Limassol Province (n=65, 29%).
The data analysis period is March 2020 to February 2021.
The objective of the EuroMOMO network (European monitoring of excess mortality) is to operate coordinated early monitoring of mortality and analyses in as many European countries as possible, using a standardised approach to ensure that data are comparable between countries, in times of pandemics and other infections that have an impact on public health e.g. influenza pandemic, heat waves. Cyprus has been a member of the EuroMOMO network since 28/10/2020. 26 countries participate in the network. For Cyprus there is no excess mortality during the pandemic period (up to the 6th week of analysis of mortality data for the year 2021).
Source: eyenews
