Filenews 3 September 2021
Data on mortality from Covid-19 was released by the Ministry of Health. As noted, the analysis shows that in August, the number of deaths with an underlying cause of COVID-19 has increased by 86% compared to July.
The data analysis period is for March 2020 to September 1, 2021.
• As of September 1, 2021, 589 deaths of people diagnosed with COVID-19 have been reported.
65% are men (n=383 deaths) and the remaining 35% are women (n=206 deaths). • Of the 589 deaths, 507 (86%) had an underlying cause of COVID-19.
• 64.5% of the total number of deaths with the underlying cause of COVID-19, concerns men (n = 327 deaths) and the remaining 35.5% concerns women (n = 180 deaths).
• Almost one in five deaths occurs in the 80-84 age group (n=106).
• During the month of August 2021, the number of deaths with an underlying cause of COVID-19 has increased by 86% compared to the month of July 2021.
• The total number of deaths of people diagnosed with COVID-19, during the month of August 2021 (n=85), reached the same levels as the number of deaths in December 2020 (n=85) and January 2021 (n=86). Since the beginning of the pandemic, the rate for the three months with the highest numbers has reached 43% of the total number of deaths. It is followed by April 2021 with 11% (n=66), May 2021 with 10% (n=58) and July with 8% (n=46). • The median age of people who ended up with the underlying cause of COVID-19 is 78 years (Intraquartile range: 69-86 years).
• The highest percentage of deaths of people positive with COVID-19, with the underlying cause of death the COVID-19 disease, concerns people with permanent residence in the Limassol District (n = 184, 36%). They are followed by Nicosia district (n=164, 32%), Larnaca District (n=95, 19%), Pafos District (n=34, 7%), Famagusta District (n=23,5%), 5 deaths have an undefined Permanent Residence District (1%) and 2 deaths of residents abroad.
• Limassol is presented with the highest mortality rate per 100000 population (74.1 deaths per 100000 population). It is followed by Larnaca with 63.8 deaths, Nicosia with 47.3 deaths, Famagusta with 47.0 deaths and finally Paphos with 35.6 deaths per 100000 population.
