Cyprus Mail 29 October 2021 - by Nick Theodoulou
Cyprus is experiencing an uptick in positive infections after months of steady decline, as the two-week cumulative diagnosis rate of Covid-19 stands at 204.4 per 100,000.
This is up on the national report of two weeks ago, covering September 28 to October 11, which found that the rate was 151.5.
The health ministry’s latest report also details that the 10-19 and 30-39 age groups are experiencing higher rates of infections.
The data, compiled primarily from October 10 to October 23, highlighted that 1,815 cases were identified during that period by means of 66,032 PCR tests and 653,247 rapid tests (73,563 rapid tests per 100,000 of the population).
As for hospitals, the report stated: “The median age of patients diagnosed until October 23 and still hospitalised… is 67 years… 28 cases (62.2 per cent) still hospitalised have comorbidities.”
However, it did not detail whether those who have died from had underlying conditions or their vaccination status Covid-19.
Hospitalisations remain stable, and, while no longer decreasing at a swift pace, are still far off the heights as seen in May when 300 Covid-19 patients were hospitalised – compared to the 54 currently (seven-day average).
