Filenews 12 February 2022
Another five deaths due to coronavirus have been announced by the Ministry of Health, while 2,120 new cases have been identified in the last 24 hours.
Specifically:
- 5 deaths reported
- They concern:
- Man, aged 85, who died on February 11
- Man, aged 88, who died on February 12
- Man, aged 76, who died on February 12
- Man, aged 82, who died on February 12
- Man, aged 68, who died on February 12
- Total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19: 785.
- 180 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 37 in serious condition (1 in ICU/8 intubated, 28 in PPE)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 68.16%
- 32 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 83,144 diagnostic tests were performed
- 2,120 new cases were identified (total cases 288,063).
- Positivity rate in total exams 2.55%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 6,893 molecular tests were performed
- There were 320 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.64%
Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 76,251 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 1,800 positive cases
- Positivity rate 2.36%
Tracking:
- 112 molecular tests were performed and 9 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.04%)
- 1,373 rapid antigen tests were performed and 95 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6.92%)
Private initiative:
- 2,043 molecular tests were performed, 251 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 12.29%)
- 43,233 rapid antigen tests were performed, 1,065 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 2.46%)
Through the health ministry's programmes, 33,018 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 735 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 31,146 rapid detection tests identified 624 positive cases (positivity rate 2%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 380 rapid antigen tests were performed, 16 positive cases identified (positivity rate 4.21%)
- Closed structures: 119 rapid antigen tests were performed, no new cases were identified (positivity rate 0%).
Note:
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.
Changing the way daily results are announced has a twofold goal.
On the one hand, the way in which the results were announced daily is simplified, so that they are more easily understood by media officers and citizens. Moreover, the announcement has not removed data, apart from the analysis of hospitalized patients per hospital (and will now be given in total for all hospitals) which is not considered necessary since it does not give substantial data in relation to the course and monitoring of the pandemic.
On the other hand, the tests carried out by population category are grouped together, in order to draw more correct conclusions at a scientific level as well.
For example, the severity of the results and positivity rate through the tracing process is different from the severity of the results performed daily and concern people who need a negative result for SafePass purposes.
In the same way, the positivity rate from the checks carried out in schools is of different gravity from the rest of the corresponding percentage since through this, the situation in school units can be monitored more correctly.
Based on this philosophy, it was deemed necessary to change the way the results were announced daily. It is emphasized that subsequently and depending on the data that emerges per phase of the pandemic, further changes and adjustments may be made.
