Wednesday, June 23, 2021

BACKSLIDING - 122 NEW CASES, TUESDAY

 Filenews 22 June 2021


The Ministry of Health announces that today, 22 June 2021, no deaths of persons from coronavirus were recorded, while the new cases of the disease are 122.

specifically:

- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death of COVID-19 were recorded today, so the total number of deaths remains 378.

- 47 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 19 of whom are in serious condition.

- A total of 37,674 disease detection tests have been carried out using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test

- 122 (positivity rate: 0.32%) new cases of COVID-19 disease were identified by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test, bringing the total number of cases to 73,832.

Here are today's results in detail.

A. Deaths from COVID-19:

No deaths of COVID-19 patients were recorded. Therefore, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 remains 378, of which:

- 254 men (67%), and

- 124 women (33%).

The average age of the deceased from the disease is 77 years.

B. Hospitalized:

A total of 47 patients with COVID-19 disease are hospitalized in THE HOSPITALS, 19 of whom are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 19 patients in serious condition, nine are intubated, two 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 37,674 diagnoses currently carried out, 6,289 were made using the molecular method (PCR) and 31,385 using the antigen rapid test, 122 cases of COVID-19 disease were identified, resulting as follows:

  • 15 cases from 213 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases.
  • 3 cases of 2,445 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
  • 17 cases from 2,600 samples taken through a private initiative.
  • 6 cases from 452 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
  • 81 cases from 31,022 samples tested using the antigen rapid test.

In addition, the following tests were carried out, without the detection of a case:

  • 579 samples taken under the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and special teams control through the Public Health Clinics.
  • 363 samples tested using the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.

In detail, the rapid antigen detection tests were carried out today as follows:

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