Filenews 10 December 2021
There were 10 deaths of people due to coronavirus in the first eight days of December, according to the latest data from the National Report.
More specifically:
The data analysis period is for March 2020 to December 9, 2021. As of December 9, 2021, 698 deaths of people diagnosed with COVID-19 have been reported to the Health Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Health. 64% are men (n=449 deaths) and the remaining 36% are women (n=249 deaths).
Of the 698 deaths, 607 (87%) had an underlying cause of COVID-19. 64% of the total number of deaths with the underlying cause of COVID-19, concern men (n= 389 deaths) and the remaining 36% concern women (n = 218 deaths). 50% of the total number of deaths of people diagnosed with COVID-19 involve people aged 69-85 years, with a median age of death of 77 years and an average age of 76 years.
The total number of deaths of people diagnosed with COVID-19, in the month of August 2021 (n=95), exceeded the number of deaths of December 2020 (n=90) and January 2021 (n=86). Since the beginning of the pandemic, the rate for the three months with the highest numbers has reached 39% of the total number of deaths. It is followed by April 2021 with a percentage of 9% (n=66), May 2021 with a percentage of 8% (n=59) and July with a percentage of 7% (n=49).
The highest percentage of deaths of people who are positive with COVID-19, with the underlying cause of death, the COVID-19 disease, concerns people with permanent residence in the Limassol District (n=214, 35%). They are followed by the Nicosia District (n=188, 31%), the District of Larnaca (n=113, 19%), the District of Pafos (n=51, 8%), the District of Famagusta (n=32,5%), 6 deaths have an undefined Permanent Residence District (1%) and 3 deaths concern residents abroad.
Limassol has the highest mortality rate per 100000 population (86.0 deaths per 100000 population). It is followed by Larnaca with 74.9 deaths, Famagusta with 65.4 deaths, Nicosia with 54.4 deaths and finally Paphos with 54.4 deaths per 100000 population.
