Filenews 19 November 2021
The 475 coronavirus cases detected in the last 24 hours have been found, according to 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 589.
- 85 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 36 are in serious condition. 63.53% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 3 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be hospitalized intubated in a serious condition due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
- A total of 61,720 tests have been performed to detect the disease using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 475 (positivity rate: 0.77%) new cases of COVID-19 were identified by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 129,633.
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 589, of which:
- 377 men (64%), and
- 212 women (36%).
The average age of those voted by the disease is 76 years.
B. Hospitalized:
In total, 85 covid-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC, of which 36 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 36 patients who are in serious condition, 15 are intubated, two are hospitalized in an off-ventilator Intensive Care Unit and 19 are in an Increased Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is the following:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (17 patients) | COVID ward | 12 |
Increased Care Unit | 5 | |
Nicosia (15 patients) | COVID ward | 11 |
Increased Care Unit | 4 | |
Limassol (21 patients) | COVID ward | 14 |
Increased Care Unit | 7 | |
Paphos (14 patients) | COVID ward | 11 |
Increased Care Unit | 3 | |
Makarios (1 patient) | COVID ward | 1 |
Intensive Care Units (17 patients) | Intubated | 15 |
Off-ventilator | 2 |
C. Positive cases of COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 61,720 diagnoses performed, 4,747 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 56,973 by the antigen rapid test, 475 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting as follows:
- 110 cases from 1,064 samples taken through the process of contact tracing of already confirmed cases.
- 2 cases from 1,372 samples taken in the context of passenger screening at Larnaka and Paphos Airports.
- 58 cases from 1,827 samples taken through private initiative.
- 8 cases from 268 samples taken from the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 197 cases from 33,422 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 100 cases from 23,551 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method through the Ministry of Health's programme.
In addition, the following tests were carried out, without the detection of a case:
- 216 samples taken in the framework of the referral program by Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics.
In detail, the rapid antigen tests through the ministry of health's program were carried out today as follows:
