Filenews 15 July 2022
Seven people have died in the last week in Cyprus due to the coronavirus, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Health. At the same time, from July 8 - 14, 2022, 15,386 new cases of coronavirus were detected with the positivity rate amounting to 12.58%.
Specifically:
7 deaths reported
They concern:
- Man, aged 87, who passed away on July 9
- Man, aged 76, who passed away on July 10
- Woman, aged 87, who passed away on July 10
- Man, aged 76, who passed away on July 11
- Man, aged 87, who passed away on July 12
- Woman, aged 76, who passed away on July 12
- Woman, aged 87, who passed away on July 12
- Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the ultimate cause: 1,086.
- 117 COVID-19 patients are being treated in SHSO hospitals
- 9 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/4 intubated, MAF: 5)
- 2 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized by intubation due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 122,335 diagnostic tests were performed
- 15,386 new cases were detected (total cases 545,896).
- Positivity rate in total tests 12.58%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 5,265 molecular tests performed
- 1,097 positive cases were reported
- Positivity rate 20.84%
Total number of Rapid Antigen Tests:
- 117,070 rapid antigen tests were performed
- 14,289 positive cases were reported
- Positivity rate 12.21%
Tracking:
- 24 molecular tests were performed and 11 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 45.83%)
Private initiative:
- 3,844 molecular tests were performed, 727 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 18.91%)
- 98,599 rapid antigen tests were performed, 13,424 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13,61%)
Through the programs of the Ministry of Health, 18,471 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 865 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 9,013 rapid detection tests identified 681 positive cases (positivity rate 7.56%)
Other
- National Guard: 550 rapid antigen tests were performed and 18 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 3.27%)
- Nursing homes: 5,702 rapid antigen tests were performed, 85 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.49%)
- Closed facilities: 3,206 rapid antigen tests were performed, 81 new cases were identified (positivity rate 2.53%).
