Filenews 4 February 2022
New epidemiological data on the course of the pandemic in the country in the last 15 days was released by the Ministry of Health.
According to the data, the downward trend that had begun in the daily number of diagnoses seems to be slightly halted, which is also in line with the increase we saw in the weekly positivity rate.
The highest value of the cumulative incidence of 14 days is recorded in the ages of 0-9 years and 10-19 years, which may reflect to some extent the increased laboratory testing in these groups, compared to others.
It is also noted that in the last 14 days (19 January - 1 February) 31,013 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded, while the covid-19 mortality in Cyprus is 0.3%.
Summary of items
As of February 1, 2022, 257,755 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the Republic of Cyprus, with 738 deaths due to COVID-19 (COVID-19 mortality: 0.3%).
• The cumulative 14-day incidence of COVID-19 (14-day diagnosed cases per 100,000 inhabitants) is 3,492.5.
• In the last 14 days (19 January - 1 February) 31,013 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded: o The median age of COVID-19 cases was 31 years (Intraquartile range: 13-44 years), 51.1% concerns women (n= 13,673), 48.9% in men (n=13,086), out of 26,759 cases (86.3%) with the relevant information available. o Based on the epidemiological history, 2% (n=605) were cases with a recent travel history, while 98% (n=29,879) concerns cases of domestic transmission – of the 30,484 cases (98.3%) with the relevant information available.
• On February 2A, 2022, 232 people with COVID-19 (diagnosed until February 1st) were hospitalized (based on registered data and including those discharged, transferred or died on February 2nd). Their median age was 69 years (Intraquartile range: 57 – 80 years), with 60.2% (n=115) being men (out of 191 people with the relevant information available) and 35.5% (n=61) people from Nicosia district (out of 172 people with relevant information available). In total, 35 (18.8%) people with COVID-19 who were hospitalized reported underlying diseases (out of 186 people with the relevant information available).
• According to the recorded data, on February 2, 2022, 37 people (diagnosed until February 1st and including those who were transferred or died on February 2nd) were in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) – 37 people (100%) were intubated.
The epidemiological data are subject to change due to the rapidly evolving situation 3 median age of COVID-19 patients in ICU was 66 years (Intraquartile range: 60-71 years), while 22 cases (68.8%) concern men (out of 32 people with the relevant information available). Eight (22.9%) people hospitalized in ICU reported underlying diseases (out of 35 people with the relevant information available).
• In the last 14 days, 83,211 molecular tests (PCR) (9,370.6 per 100,000 population) and 1,364,727 antigen rapid tests (153,685.5 per 100,000 population) have been performed.
