Filenews 30 October 2021
The 160 cases of coronavirus have arrived in the last 24 hours according to the announcement of the Ministry of Health.
Specifically:
- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 571.
- 60 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 22 are in serious condition. 65% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 4 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be hospitalized intubated in a serious condition due to COVID in Intensive Care Units.
- A total of 57,738 tests have been performed to detect the disease using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 160 (positivity rate: 0.28%) new cases of COVID-19 were identified by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 124,177.
Today's results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
No deaths of COVID-19 patients were recorded. Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 remains 571, of which:
- 363 men (64%), and
- 208 women (36%).
The average age of those voted by the disease is 76.1 years.
B. Hospitalized:
In total, 60 patients of the COVID-19 disease are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC, of which 22 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 22 patients who are in serious condition, six are intubated, four are hospitalized in an off-ventilator Intensive Care Unit and 12 in an Increased Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is the following:
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is the following:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (11 ασθενείς) | COVID ward | 7 |
Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 4 | |
Λευκωσίας (14 ασθενείς) | Θάλαμος COVID | 12 |
Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 2 | |
Λεμεσού (17 ασθενείς) | Θάλαμος COVID | 12 |
Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 5 | |
Πάφου (7 ασθενείς) | Θάλαμος COVID | 6 |
Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 1 | |
Μακάρειο (1 ασθενής) | Θάλαμος COVID | 1 |
Intensive Care Units (10 patients) | Διασωληνωμένοι | 6 |
Off-ventilator | 4 |
C. Positive cases of COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 57,738 diagnoses performed, 5,028 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 52,710 by the antigen rapid test method, 160 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting as follows:
- 27 cases from 529 samples taken through the process of contact tracing of already confirmed cases.
- 8 cases from 2,580 samples taken in the context of passenger screening at Larnaka and Paphos Airports.
- 25 cases from 1,452 samples taken through private initiative.
- 4 cases from 267 samples taken from the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1 case from 200 samples taken in the framework of the referral program by Personal Doctors and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics.
- 56 cases from 32,302 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 39 cases from 20,408 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method through the Ministry of Health's programme.
In detail, the rapid antigen tests through the ministry of health's program were carried out today as follows:
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