Filenews 14 May 2021
A significant decrease is observed in the weekly positivity rate, as shown by the data of the National Report on coronavirus, over the last 14 days.
In particular, through the data of the rapid test programme there is a significant decrease which reaches 50% in the week of 3-9 May while in the week we are going through, it reaches up to 60-70% compared to the week after Easter.
Weekly Positivity Rate
A downward trend is observed in all provinces, in terms of the weekly positivity rate which has fallen to 0.6% in the week of 3-9 May from 1.2% in the week of 26 April to 2 May, while this week it is moving to 0.2%. The reproduction number is estimated at approximately 0.7.
A significant decrease is recorded in all indicators, including the cumulative impact of 14 days (<700/100,000).
The downward trend observed, according to the data of the National Report, seems to be attributed to the combination of lockdown and vaccination, which seems to have accelerated the declining course of the phenomenon.
The same downward trend is observed in the positivity rate in nursing homes, where the rate returns to 0.3% after an increase recorded in the period 12-25 April.
In summary, the National Report
As of 11 May 2021, 68,793 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Republic of Cyprus, with 342 deaths due to COVID-19 (COVID-19 mortality: 0.5%).
• The cumulative incidence of 14 days of COVID-19 (14-day diagnosed cases per 100,000 inhabitants) is 689.3.
• In the last 14 days (28 April - 11 May) 6,121 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded:
o The median age of COVID-19 cases was 35 years (Endo-fourth-molecular range: 22-49 years), 51.7% was for women (n= 3.165) and 48.2% in men (n=2.953), while for 3 cases (0.1%) the information was not available at this time.
Based on epidemiological history, 1.4% (n=84) were cases with a recent travel history, while 98.6% (n=6.037) were for domestic transmission cases.
• On 12 May 2021, 212 people with COVID-19 (diagnosis until 11 May) were hospitalized (based on registered data including those discharged, transferred or died on that day). Their median age was 62 years (Intra-fourth-quarter range: 49 – 72 years), with 58.5% (n=124) for men and 35.4% (n=75) for people from Nicosia province. Overall, 118 (55.7%) people with COVID-19 who were hospitalized reported underlying diseases.
According to the registered data, 38 people (diagnosis until May 11) were in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - 36 were rescued. The median age of COVID-19 patients in ICU was 66 years (Intra-fourth-quarter range: 51-73 years), while 24 cases (63.1%) men. A total of 26 people (68.4%) ICU had underlying diseases.
In the last 14 days, 97,313 molecular tests (PCRs) (10,958.7 per 100,000 population) and 698,772 antigen rapid tests (78,690.5 per 100,000 population) have been performed.
