The Ministry of Health announces that today, 8 January 2022:
- 4 people died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 654.
- 244 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 83 are in serious condition. A 77.05% 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 152,238 tests for detection of the disease by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test have been performed.
- 3,959 (positivity rate: 6%) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by the PCR and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 201,360.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:[/B][/B]
The 4 persons who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 were.
Male, aged 63 years, who died on 8 January at Larnaca General Hospital
Male, aged 82 years, who died on 8 January at Famagusta General Hospital.
Female, aged 82 years, who died on 8 January at Famagusta General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 is 654, of which. Inpatients:
In total, 244 patients
with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 83 are in severe condition or in NSAIDs.
Of the 83 patients in serious condition, 26 are intubated, 7 are in an Intensive Care Unit off a ventilator and 50 are in an Intensive Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Νοσηλευτήριο | Θάλαμος | Αριθμός Ασθενών |
| Αμμοχώστου[/P] (46 ασθενείς) |
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]38[/TD]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λευκωσίας
(32 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λεμεσού
(56 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Πάφου
(22 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λάρνακα
(36 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μακάρειο
(19 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδες Εντατικής Θεραπείας
(33 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Διασωληνωμένοι[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Εκτός αναπνευστήρα[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[/TR]
Γ. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 152,238 diagnoses performed, 14,243 were performed by the molecular method (PCR) and 137,995 by the antigen rapid test, 3,959 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 153 cases from 1,065 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 72 cases out of 4,062 samples taken in the framework of passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 767 cases out of 8,534 samples taken through private initiative.
- 31 cases out of 452 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 1,681 cases out of 73,232 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 1,252 cases out of 64,763 samples tested by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
- 3 cases from 130 specimens obtained under the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and screening of special groups through the 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 | 28,189 | 537 | |
| Λεμεσός | 15,852 | 323 | |
| Λάρνακα | 9,736 | 174 | |
| Πάφος | 6,745 | 136 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 3,717 | 63 | |
| Οίκοι Ευγηρίας | Λευκωσία | 347 | 11 |
| Λεμεσός | 167 | 8 | |
| Λάρνακα | 10 | 0 |
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