Filenews 24 January 2022
One death from COVID-19 was announced today, bringing the total number of deaths to 713.
221 patients COVID-19 are hospitalized, of which 75 are in serious condition. 70.59% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
22 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases) continue to be hospitalized intubated in serious condition due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
2,815 (positivity rate: 2.16%) new cases of COVID-19 were identified from 130,466 molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 238,773.
It is worth noting that among other things, 38 cases of Covid were detected in nursing homes and 194 in schools.
Today's results follow in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 1 death announced with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19, concerns:
- Woman, aged 87, who died on January 24th at the Limassol General Hospital.
As a result, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 713, of which:
- 447 men (62.7%), and
- 266 women (37.3%).
The average age of the deceased from the disease is 76.1 years.
B. Hospitalized:
In total, 221 covid-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC, of which 75 are in serious condition or in conditions of PPE.
Of the 75 patients who are in serious condition, 30 are intubated, 4 are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit off the ventilator and 41 are in an Increased Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (55 patients) | COVID Ward | 41 |
Increased Care Unit | 14 | |
Nicosia (36 patients) | COVID Ward | 28 |
Increased Care Unit | 8 | |
Limassol (51 patients) | COVID Ward | 39 |
Increased Care Unit | 12 | |
Paphos (12 patients) | COVID Ward | 10 |
Increased Care Unit | 2 | |
Larnaca (30 patients) | COVID Ward | 25 |
Increased Care Unit | 5 | |
Makarios (3 patients) | COVID Ward | 3 |
Intensive Care Units (34 patients) | Intubated | 30 |
Off snorkel | 4 |
C. Positive cases of COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 130,466 diagnoses performed, 7,788 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 122,678 by the antigen rapid test, 2,815 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting as follows:
- 35 cases from 467 samples taken through the process of contact tracing of already confirmed cases.
- 52 cases from 3,573 samples taken in the context of passenger screening at Larnaka and Paphos Airports.
- 278 cases out of 3,034 samples were taken through a private initiative.
- 30 cases from 335 samples taken from the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1,608 cases from 68,691 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 808 cases from 53,987 samples examined by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health's program.
- 4 cases from379 samples taken in the framework of the referral program by Personal Doctors and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
In detail, the rapid antigen tests through the program of the Ministry of Health were carried out today as follows:
Regarding Nursing Homes, Primary and Secondary Education, please note that the number shown under no of positives is in fact the no of tests. The no of positives is shown in the final narrow column.
Province / Sector | Number of tests | Number of positives | |
Nicosia | 9,270 | 201 | |
Limassol | 4,628 | 107 | |
Larnaca | 3,058 | 78 | |
Paphos | 2,056 | 61 | |
Famagusta | 793 | 17 | |
Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 720 | 33 |
Limassol | 519 | 3 | |
Larnaca | 207 | 2 | |
Famagusta | 160 | 0 | |
Primary Education | Nicosia | 8,201 | 32 |
Limassol | 6,235 | 52 | |
Larnaca | 3,839 | 23 | |
Paphos | 2,362 | 28 | |
Famagusta | 1,113 | 1 | |
Secondary Education | Nicosia | 3,243 | 12 |
Limassol | 2,013 | 20 | |
Larnaca | 1,198 | 15 | |
Paphos | 575 | 5 | |
Famagusta | 508 | 5 | |
Closed Structures | 212 | 2 | |
Tracking | 1,270 | 104 | |
Special Schools | 479 | 1 | |
Government Agencies | 1,056 | 4 | |
Industrial Areas | 272 | 2 |
The numbers mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on the final and updated data sent in the context of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every other Friday.
