Filenews 14 January 2022
No deaths of patients with a final cause of death were recorded in COVID-19 on Friday, so the total number of deaths remains 672, while 3,042 new cases of COVID-19 were identified by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 221,416. The positivity rate is 2.49%.
According to an announcement by the Ministry of Health, 257 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 91 are in serious condition. 73.16% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
In addition, 18 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 122,217 tests were performed to detect the disease using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
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 672, of which:
- 422 men (62.8%), and
- 250 women (37.2%).
The average age of those voted by the disease is 76 years.
B. Hospitalized:
In total, 257 covid-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC, of which 91 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 91 patients who are in serious condition, 28 are intubated, 4 are hospitalized in an Off-Ventilator Intensive Care Unit and 59 are in an Increased Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is the following:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (64 patients) | COVID ward | 48 |
Increased Care Unit | 16 | |
Nicosia (35 patients) | COVID ward | 28 |
Increased Care Unit | 7 | |
Limassol (56 patients) | COVID ward | 38 |
Increased Care Unit | 18 | |
Paphos (31 patients) | COVID ward | 22 |
Increased Care Unit | 9 | |
Larnaca (28 patients) | Increased Care Unit | 19 |
COVID ward | 9 | |
Makarios (11 patients) | COVID ward | 11 |
Intensive Care Units (32 patients) | Intubated | 28 |
Off-ventilator | 4 |
C. Positive cases of COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 122,217 diagnoses performed, 8,416 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 113,801 by the antigen rapid test, 3042 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting as follows:
- 177 cases from 1,662 samples taken through the process of contact tracing of already confirmed cases.
- 31 cases from 2,217 samples taken in the context of passenger screening at Larnaka and Paphos Airports.
- 403 cases from 4,011 samples taken through private initiative.
- 33 cases from 412 samples taken from the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1,491 cases from 58,299 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 906 cases from 55,502 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method through the Ministry of Health's programme.
- 1 case from 114 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 are shown in the final narrow column.
Province / Sector | Number of tests | Number of positives | |
Nicosia | 10,328 | 239 | |
Limassol | 4,117 | 91 | |
Larnaca | 3,001 | 84 | |
Paphos | 2,029 | 63 | |
Famagusta | 787 | 20 | |
Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 282 | 0 |
Limassol | 387 | 4 | |
Larnaca | 74 | 0 | |
Famagusta | 96 | 0 | |
Primary Education | Nicosia | 8,866 | 69 |
Limassol | 5,843 | 46 | |
Larnaca | 3656 | 36 | |
Paphos | 2990 | 20 | |
Famagusta | 1157 | 4 | |
Secondary Education | Nicosia | 4,177 | 22 |
Limassol | 3,064 | 20 | |
Larnaca | 1,443 | 4 | |
Paphos | 843 | 5 | |
Closed Structures | 310 | 18 | |
Tracking | 2036 | 161 | |
Special Schools | 16 | 0 |
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.
