Filenews 5 January 2022
Another four people have died today due to coronavirus, while the new positive cases according to the Ministry of Health stood at 5,202.
Specifically:
- 4 people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 650.
- 205 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 70 are in serious condition. 80% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 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 130,076 tests have been performed to detect the disease using the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 5,202 (positivity rate: 4%) new cases of COVID-19 were identified by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 188,380.
Today's results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 4 people who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19, concern:
- Woman, aged 84 years, who died on January 4th at Larnaka General Hospital.
- Man, 80 years old, who died on January 5th at Nicosia General Hospital.
- Woman, 58 years old, who died on January 5th in the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
- Woman, 91 years old, who died on January 5 at the Limassol General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 650, of which:
- 411 men (63.2%) and
- 239 women (36.8%)
The average age of those voted by the disease is 76 years.
B. Hospitalized:
In total, 205 covid-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC, of which 70 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 70 patients who are in serious condition, 28 are intubated, 3 are hospitalized in an off-ventilator Intensive Care Unit and 39 are in an Increased Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is the following:
Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
Famagusta (42 patients) | COVID ward | 34 |
Increased Care Unit | 8 | |
Nicosia (16 patients) | COVID ward | 10 |
Increased Care Unit | 6 | |
Limassol (50 patients) | COVID ward | 36 |
Increased Care Unit | 14 | |
Paphos (22 patients) | COVID ward | 18 |
Increased Care Unit | 4 | |
Larnaca (24 patients) | Increased Care Unit | 17 |
COVID ward | 7 | |
Makarios (20 patients) | COVID ward | 20 |
Intensive Care Units (31 patients) | Intubated | 28 |
Off-ventilator | 3 |
C. Positive cases of COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 130,076 diagnoses made, 14,588 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 115,488 by the antigen rapid test, 5202 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting as follows:
- 112 cases from 747 samples taken through the process of contact tracing of already confirmed cases.
- 108 cases from 3,841 samples taken in the context of passenger screening at Larnaka and Paphos Airports.
- 970 cases from 9,510 samples taken through private initiative.
- 63 cases from 467 samples taken from the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 2634 cases from 75,037 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 1315 cases from 40,451 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method through the Ministry of Health's programme.
In addition, the following tests were carried out, without the detection of a case:
- 0 cases from 2 samples taken in the framework of the referral program by Personal Doctors and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
- 0 cases from 21 samples taken as part of checks in closed facilities.
In detail, the rapid antigen tests through the ministry of health's program were carried out today as follows:
Regarding nursing homes, 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 | 18,539 | 615 | |
Limassol | 8,080 | 297 | |
Larnaca | 6,510 | 178 | |
Paphos | 3,546 | 126 | |
Famagusta | 2,265 | 60 | |
Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 789 | 22 |
Limassol | 379 | 13 | |
Larnaca | 117 | 0 | |
Closed Structures | 180 | 3 | |
Special Schools | 46 | 1 |
