The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 5, 2022:
- 4 people died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 649.
- 205 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 70 are in serious condition. A 80% of hospitalized have no history of vaccination.
- 18 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases) continue to be hospitalized intubated in serious condition due to COVID in an intensive care unit.
- A total of 130,076 tests[/B] for detection of the disease by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test have been performed.
- 5,202 (positivity rate: 4%) new cases of COVID-19 were detected by the molecular (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 188,380.
Here are today's results in detail.[/B][/B]
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 4 persons who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 are.
[MALE, 80 YEARS OLD, who died on 5 January at Nicosia General Hospital.
[FEMALE, 58 YEARS OLD, who died on 5 January in the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
A woman, 91 years old, who died on January 5 at Limassol General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 is 649, of which:
- 411 men (63.3%), and
- 429 women (66.1%).
The average age of those who died from the disease is 76 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 205 patients
with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 70 are in severe condition or on NSAIDs.
Of the 70 patients in serious condition, 28 are intubated, 3 are in an Intensive Care Unit off a ventilator and 39 are in an Intensive Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Νοσηλευτήριο | Θάλαμος | Αριθμός Ασθενών |
| Αμμοχώστου[/P] (42 ασθενείς) |
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λευκωσίας
(16 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λεμεσού
(50 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]36[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Πάφου
(22 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λάρνακα
(24 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μακάρειο
(20 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδες Εντατικής Θεραπείας
(31 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Διασωληνωμένοι[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Εκτός αναπνευστήρα[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[/TR]
Γ. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 130,076 diagnoses performed, 14,588 were performed by the molecular method (PCR) and 115,488 by the antigen rapid test method, 5202 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 112 cases from 747 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 108 cases out of 3,841 samples taken in the framework of passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 970 cases out of 9,510 samples taken through private initiative.
- 63 cases out of 467 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 2634 cases out of 75,037 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 1315 cases out of 40,451 samples tested by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
In addition, the following tests were performed without detecting a case:
- 0 cases from 2 specimens obtained under the Personal Physician Referral and Special Group Screening Program through the Public Health Clinics.
- 0 cases from 21 samples taken in the framework of audits in closed facilities.
In detail, rapid tests through the Ministry of Health programme were carried out today as follows:
| Επαρχία / Τομέας | Αριθμός τεστ | Αριθμός θετικών | |
| Λευκωσία | 18,539 | 615 | |
| Λεμεσός | 8,080 | 297 | |
| Λάρνακα | 6,510 | 178 | |
| Πάφος | 3,546 | 126 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 2,265 | 60 | |
| Οίκοι Ευγηρίας | Λευκωσία | 789 | 22 |
| Λεμεσός | 379 | 13 | |
| Λάρνακα | 117 | 0 | |
| Κλειστές Δομές | 180 | 3 | |
| Ειδικά Σχολεία | 46 | 1 |
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