Filenews 29 December 2021
Five people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 635, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health. At the same time, a new record was recorded, as 3002 (positivity rate: 2.52% new cases of COVID-19 disease were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 157,928.
174 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 84 are in serious condition. 82.76% of hospitalized patients do not have a history of vaccination.15 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 118,894 tests have been performed to detect the disease using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
3002 (positivity rate: 2.52% new cases of COVID-19 were identified by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 157,928.
Today's results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 5 people who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19, concern:
- Woman, aged 74 years, who ended up on December 29 at the Famagusta General Hospital.
- A man, aged 87, who died on December 29th at Paphos General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 77, who died on December 29th at the Limassol General Hospital.
- A man, aged 81, who died on December 29th at Nicosia General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 94, who died at home on December 29.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 635, of which:
- 404 men (63.6%), and
- 231 women (36.4%).
The average age of those voted by the disease is 76 years.
B. Hospitalized:
In total, 174 covid-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC, of which 84 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 84 patients who are in serious condition, 24 are intubated, 9 are hospitalized in an Off-Ventilator Intensive Care Unit and 51 are in an Increased Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is the following:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (35 ασθενείς) | COVID ward | 27 |
Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 8 | |
Λευκωσίας (17 ασθενείς) | Θάλαμος COVID | 10 |
Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 7 | |
Λεμεσού (46 ασθενείς) | Θάλαμος COVID | 21 |
Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 25 | |
Πάφου (14 ασθενείς) | Θάλαμος COVID | 11 |
Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 3 | |
Λάρνακα (16 ασθενείς) | Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας | 8 |
COVID ward | 8 | |
Makarios (13 patients) | COVID ward | 13 |
Intensive Care Units (33 patients) | Intubated | 24 |
Off-ventilator | 9 |
C. Positive cases of COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 118,894 diagnoses performed, 13,293 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 105,601 by the antigen rapid test, 3002 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting as follows:
- 301 cases from 1,682 samples taken through the process of contact tracing of already confirmed cases.
- 106 cases from 6,411 samples taken in the context of passenger screening at Larnaka and Paphos Airports.
- 507 cases from 4,739 samples taken through private initiative.
- 35 cases from 445 samples taken from the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1379 cases from 74,378 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 674 cases from 31,223 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method through the Ministry of Health's programme.
The following check was carried out without the detection of a case:
- 0 cases from 16 samples taken in the framework of the referral program by Personal Doctors 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:
Regarding nursing homes, the number shown under no of positives is in fact the no of tests. The number of positives is shown in the final narrow column.
Province / Sector | Number of tests | Number of positives | |
Nicosia | 14,629 | 351 | |
Limassol | 5,693 | 129 | |
Larnaca | 5,266 | 90 | |
Paphos | 2,685 | 49 | |
Famagusta | 1,610 | 47 | |
Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 655 | 7 |
Limassol | 331 | 1 | |
Larnaca | 116 | 0 | |
Closed Structures | 232 | 0 | |
Special Schools | 6 | 0 |
