Filenews 29 July 2021
The Department of Health on Thursday announced the deaths of four people from COVID-19 disease, bringing the total number of deaths to 416.
At the same time, 283 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 83 are in serious condition. 88.3% of nurses have no history of vaccination.
A total of 68,230 molecular (PCR) and antigen rapid test and 655 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test, bringing the total number of cases to 100,784. t The positivity rate is 0.96%.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The four people who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 concern:
- Woman, aged 66, who ended up yesterday at Larnaca General Hospital.
- Man, aged 60, who ended up yesterday in the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 89, who ended up yesterday at Limassol General Hospital.
- Male, aged 70, who ended up today in the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 is 416, of which:
- 272 men (65%), and
- 144 women (35%).
The average age of the deceased from the disease is 77.2 years.
B. Hospitalized:
A total of 283 patients with COVID-19 disease are hospitalized in OKYY hospitals, 83 of whom are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 83 patients in serious condition, 39 are intubated, two are hospitalized in an Off-Respirator Intensive Care Unit and 42 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 68,230 diagnoses currently carried out, 7,425 were made using the molecular method (PCR) and 60,805 using the antigen rapid test, 655 cases of COVID-19 disease were identified, resulting as follows:
- 66 cases from 500 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 8 cases from 2,801 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 119 cases out of 3,847 samples taken through a private initiative.
- 13 cases from 197 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1 case of 80 samples taken as part of the referral program by Personal Physicians and Special Teams Control through Public Health Clinics.
- 28 cases from 1,834 samples tested using the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 420 cases from 58,971 samples tested using the antigen rapid test.
In detail, the rapid antigen detection tests were carried out today as follows:
