Filenews 1 June 2021
No deaths due to coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours while new positive cases of the virus have reached 58.
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Health:
- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death on COVID-19 were recorded today, so the total number of deaths remains 360.
- 66 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 27 of whom are in serious condition.
- A total of 43,028 disease detection tests have been carried out using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 58 (positivity rate: 0.13%) new cases of COVID-19 disease have been identified by molecular tests (PCRs) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 72,515.
Here are today's results in detail.
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 360, of which:
- 240 men (67%), and
- 120 women (33%).
The average age of the deceased from the disease is 78 years.
B. Hospitalized:
A total of 66 patients with COVID-19 disease are hospitalized in THE O.C.P. hospitals, 27 of whom are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 27 patients in serious condition, 16 are intubated, three are hospitalized in an Off-Respirator Intensive Care Unit and eight are 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 43,028 diagnoses currently carried out, 5,963 were made using the molecular method (PCR) and 37,065 using the antigen rapid test, 58 cases of COVID-19 disease were identified, resulting as follows:
• 5 cases from 92 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases. • 4 cases of 2,324 samples taken as part of passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports. • 19 cases from 2,942 samples taken through a private initiative. • 3 cases from 520 samples examined using the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies. • 27 cases from 36,545 samples tested using the antigen rapid test.
In addition, the following tests were carried out, without the detection of a case:
• 287 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals. • 219 samples taken as part of the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics. • 99 samples taken from the residents of Kato Pyrgos, Tylliria.
In detail, the rapid antigen detection tests were carried out today as follows:
