Filenews 17 January 2022
Three people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 684, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.
270 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 94 are in serious condition. 70.64% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
17 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.
According to a revised announcement by the Ministry of Health, 2,918 (positivity rate: 2.07%) new cases of COVID-19 have been identified out of 141,213 tests, bringing the total number of cases to 228,656.
Today's results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 3 people who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19, concern:
- A man, aged 70, who died on January 16th at the Limassol General Hospital.
- A man, aged 91, who died on January 17th at the Limassol General Hospital.
- A man, aged 64, who died on January 17th at Paphos General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 684, of which:
- 430 men (62.9%), and
- 254 women (37.1%).
The average age of those voted by the disease is 76 years.
B. Hospitalized:
In total, 270 covid-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC, of which 94 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 94 patients who are in serious condition, 34 are intubated, 6 are hospitalized in an off-ventilator Intensive Care Unit and 54 are in an Increased Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is the following:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (58 patients) | COVID ward | 43 |
Increased Care Unit | 15 | |
Nicosia (39 patients) | COVID ward | 31 |
Increased Care Unit | 8 | |
Limassol (62 patients) | COVID ward | 46 |
Increased Care Unit | 16 | |
Paphos (30 patients) | COVID ward | 24 |
Increased Care Unit | 6 | |
Larnaca (31 patients) | COVID ward | 22 |
Increased Care Unit | 9 | |
Makarios (10 patients) | COVID ward | 10 |
Intensive Care Units (40 patients) | Intubated | 34 |
Off-ventilator | 6 |
C. Positive cases of COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 141,213 diagnoses performed, 10,024 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 131,189 by the antigen rapid test, 2918 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting as follows:
- 89 cases from 1,744 samples taken through the process of contact tracing of already confirmed cases.
- 65 cases from 3,724 samples taken in the context of passenger screening at Larnaka and Paphos Airports.
- 358 cases from 3,928 samples taken through a private initiative.
- 26 cases from 358 samples taken from the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1,666 cases from 76,128 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 702 cases from 55,061 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method through the Ministry of Health's programme.
- 12 cases from 270 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, 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 | 10,085 | 178 | |
Limassol | 5,063 | 102 | |
Larnaca | 3,302 | 86 | |
Paphos | 1,985 | 57 | |
Famagusta | 756 | 10 | |
Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 749 | 6 |
Limassol | 509 | 8 | |
Larnaca | 189 | 1 | |
Paphos | 157 | 0 | |
Famagusta | 25 | 1 | |
Primary Education | Nicosia | 7,514 | 22 |
Limassol | 6,427 | 42 | |
Larnaca | 3,722 | 17 | |
Paphos | 2328 | 14 | |
Famagusta | 1043 | 1 | |
Secondary Education | Nicosia | 3,842 | 12 |
Limassol | 2,897 | 17 | |
Larnaca | 1,434 | 9 | |
Paphos | 752 | 3 | |
Closed Structures | 203 | 3 | |
Tracking | 1550 | 105 | |
Special Schools | 529 | 8 |
The numbers mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on the final and updated data sent in the framework of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.
