Filenews 2 July 2021
With the median age of new coronavirus cases recorded in the last 14 days at 23 years, the new national report on coronavirus with the new epidemiological data is published on Friday.
Low vaccination coverage in the under-40s and poor compliance with measures in places where people of these ages socialize, keeps cases at a high rate as opposed to the age groups over 40 where due to vaccination shielding, cases remain below 10% (typically, in people 70-79 years of age with a vaccination rate of 92% , the rate of cases is 1.7% and 80 and above is 0.4%).
The aggravated epidemiological situation at young ages is also reflected in the cumulative impact of 14 days. For people up to 19 years of age, the cumulative incidence is 445.8/100,000 and for those aged 20-59 years is 268.6/100,000. In age groups 60-69, 70-79 and 80+ the cumulative incidence is 75.1, 58.7 and 26.9/100.000 respectively.
In relation to the cumulative impact, the increase in cases brought the classification of Cyprus from ECDC to the red category, and is marginally to be classified as deep red .
A strong increase is recorded in Famagusta (940,7/100,000), while apart from Paphos (112,2/100,000) all other Provinces have a cumulative impact of more than 200.
Summary of epidemiological data
The cumulative incidence of 14 days of COVID-19 (14-day diagnosed cases per 100,000 inhabitants) is 261.6.
• In the last 14 days (16 - 29 June) 2,323 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded:
- The median age of COVID-19 cases was 23 years (Intra-fourth-quarter range: 17-38 years), 52.8% for men (n= 1,227), 47.2% for women (n=1,096).
- Based on epidemiological history, 9% (n=209) were cases with a recent travel history, while 91% (n=2.114) were for domestic transmission cases.
• As of 30 June 2021, 62 people with COVID-19 (diagnosis until 29 June) were hospitalized (based on registered data including those discharged, transferred or died on that day). Their median age was 56 years (Intra-fourth-quarter range: 39 – 63 years), with 56.5% (n=35) for men and 43.6% (n=27) for people from Limassol province. Overall, 20 (32.3%) people with COVID-19 who were hospitalized reported underlying diseases.
• According to the registered data, 8 people (diagnosis until 29 June) were in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - 6 were receiving special care. The median age of COVID-19 patients in ICU was 64 years (Endo-fourth-molecular range: 62-70 years), while 6 cases (75 %) men. In total, 4 people (50%) ICU had underlying diseases.
• In the last 14 days, 90,104 molecular tests (PCRs) (10,146.8 per 100,000 population) and 431,326 antigen rapid tests (48,572.7 per 100,000 population) have been performed.
