Filenews 3 May 2021
The Ministry of Health announces that today, 3 May 2021, seven people have died due to coronavirus, while 481 are the new positive cases of Covid-19.
specifically:
- Seven people have died of COVID-19 disease, bringing the total number of deaths to 321.
- 276 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 66 of whom are in serious condition. The median age of the hospitalized is 58.6 years.
- A total of 32,399 disease detection tests have been carried out using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 481 (positivity rate: 1.48%) new cases of COVID-19 disease were identified by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test, bringing the total number of cases to 66,911.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The seven people who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 concern:
- Male, aged 73, with no history of vaccination, who ended up in the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 85, with no history of vaccination, who ended up in Limassol General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 95, with no history of vaccination, who ended up in Limassol General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 82, with a history of vaccination, who ended up in Limassol General Hospital.
- Male, aged 52, with a history of vaccination, who ended up in the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 97, with no history of vaccination, who ended up in Nicosia General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 82, with a history of vaccination, who ended up in Nicosia General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 is 321, of which:
- 209 men (65%), and
- 112 women (35%).
The average age of the deceased from the disease is 78 years.
B. Hospitalized:
A total of 276 patients with COVID-19 disease are hospitalized in THE OKYP hospitals, 66 of whom are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Από τους 66 ασθενείς που είναι κρίσιμα, οι 28 είναι διασωληνωμένοι, οι πέντε νοσηλεύονται σε Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας εκτός αναπνευστήρα και οι 33 σε Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας.
Αναλυτικά η κατάσταση στα νοσηλευτήρια είναι η ακόλουθη:
C. Positive events COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 32,399 diagnoses currently carried out, 3,865 were made using the molecular method (PCR) and 28,534 using the antigen rapid test, 481 cases of COVID-19 disease were identified, resulting as follows:
- 65 cases from 827 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 2 cases from 1,858 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 19 cases from 715 samples taken through a private initiative.
- 16 cases from 334 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1 case of 131 samples taken as part of the referral program by Personal Physicians and special teams control through public health clinics.
- 9 cases from 167 samples tested using the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 369 cases from 28,367 samples examined using the antigen rapid test.
In detail, the rapid antigen detection tests were carried out today as follows:
Above - Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, Ammochostos, Nursing Homes - Nicosia, Larnaca, Paphos & Ammochostos.
Final column - rate of positivity
Source: eyenews
