The Ministry of Health announces that today, 18 January 2022:
- 3 people died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 687.
- 257 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 89 are in serious condition. A proportion 69.65% of hospitalized have no history of vaccination.
- 17 post-COVID patients who ceased to be infectious (declassified cases) continue to be intubated in serious condition due to COVID in an intensive care unit.
- A total of 104,965 tests[/B] for the detection of the disease by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test have been performed.
- 2,200 (positivity rate: 2,1 %) new cases of COVID-19 were detected by the molecular (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 230,856.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 3 persons who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 were:
A male, aged 89 years, who died on 17 January at Nicosia General Hospital.
A man, aged 90 years, who died on 18 January at Famagusta General Hospital.
A woman, aged 86, who died on 18 January at Paphos General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death is 687, of which:
- 432 males (62.9%), and
- 255 females (37.1%).
The average age of those who died from the disease is 76.1 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 257 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 89 are in serious condition or in PICU.
Of the 89 patients in serious condition, 38 are intubated, 4 are in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) off ventilator and 47 are in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Νοσηλευτήριο | Θάλαμος | Αριθμός Ασθενών |
| Αμμοχώστου |
(55 ασθενείς) |
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]42[/TD]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λευκωσίας
(34 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λεμεσού
(54 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]41[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Πάφου
(28 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λάρνακα
(37 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μακάρειο
(7 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδες Εντατικής Θεραπείας
(42 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Διασωληνωμένοι[/TD]
[TD]38[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Εκτός αναπνευστήρα[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[/TR]
Γ. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 104,965 diagnoses performed, 8,483 were performed by the molecular method (PCR) and 96,482 by the antigen rapid test, 2,200 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 74 cases from 1,263 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 54 cases out of 2,607 samples taken in the framework of passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 336 cases out of 4,034 samples taken through private initiative.
- 38 cases out of 388 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 1,050 cases out of 45,251 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 642 cases out of 51,231 specimens tested by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
- 6 cases out of 191 specimens obtained under the programme of referrals from Personal Physicians and screening of special groups through Public Health Clinics.
In detail, rapid tests through the Ministry of Health's programme were carried out today as follows:
| Επαρχία / Τομέας | Αριθμός τεστ | Αριθμός θετικών | |
| Λευκωσία | 7,992 | 164 | |
| Λεμεσός | 3,708 | 96 | |
| Λάρνακα | 2,579 | 62 | |
| Πάφος | 1,946 | 43 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 626 | 12 | |
| Οίκοι Ευγηρίας | Λευκωσία | 583 | 5 |
| Λεμεσός | 203 | 0 | |
| Λάρνακα | 189 | 1 | |
| Δημοτική Εκπαίδευση | Λευκωσία | 8,793 | 43 |
| Λεμεσός | 5,749 | 24 | |
| Λάρνακα | 3,456 | 11 | |
| Πάφος | 2882 | 17 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 1145 | 9 | |
| Μέση Εκπαίδευση | Λευκωσία | 3,221 | 17 |
| Λεμεσός | 2,006 | 14 | |
| Λάρνακα | 1,311 | 8 | |
| Πάφος | 604 | 5 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 526 | 0 | |
| Κλειστές Δομές | 2236 | 5 | |
| Ιχνηλάτηση | 1476 | 106 |
Οι αριθμοί που mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on final and updated data sent as part of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every other Friday.
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