The Ministry of Health announces that today, 24 January 2022:
- 1 death was announced from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 713.
- 221 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 75 are in serious condition. A 70.59%[/B] of hospitalized have no history of vaccination.
- 22 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 130,466 tests[/B] for detection of the disease by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test have been performed.
- 2,815 (positivity rate: 2,16%) new cases of COVID-19 were detected by the molecular (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 238,773.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:
The 1 death announced with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 disease is:
A woman, aged 87 years, who died on 24 January at Limassol General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 is 713, of which:
- 447 males (62.7%), and
- 266 females (37.3%).
The average age of those who died from the disease is 76.1 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 221 patients
with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 75 are in severe condition or in NSAIDs.
Of the 75 patients in serious condition, 30 are intubated, 4 are in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) off ventilator and 41 are in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Νοσηλευτήριο | Θάλαμος | Αριθμός Ασθενών |
| Αμμοχώστου[/P] (55 ασθενείς) |
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]41[/TD]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λευκωσίας
(36 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λεμεσού
(51 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Πάφου
(12 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Λάρνακα
(30 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδα Αυξημένης Φροντίδας[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μακάρειο
(3 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Θάλαμος COVID[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Μονάδες Εντατικής Θεραπείας
(34 ασθενείς)[/TD]
[TD]Διασωληνωμένοι[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Εκτός αναπνευστήρα[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[/TR]
Γ. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 130,466 diagnoses performed, 7,788 were performed by the molecular method (PCR) and 122,678 by the antigen rapid test, 2,815 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 35 cases from 467 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 52 cases out of 3,573 samples taken in the framework of passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 278 cases out of 3,034 samples taken through private initiative.
- 30 cases out of 335 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 1,608 cases out of 68,691 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 808 cases out of 53,987 samples tested by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
- 4 cases out of379 samples obtained under the programme of referrals from Personal Physicians and special group screening 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 | 9,270 | 201 | |
| Λεμεσός | 4,628 | 107 | |
| Λάρνακα | 3,058 | 78 | |
| Πάφος | 2,056 | 61 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 793 | 17 | |
| Οίκοι Ευγηρίας | Λευκωσία | 720 | 33 |
| Λεμεσός | 519 | 3 | |
| Λάρνακα | 207 | 2 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 160 | 0 | |
| Δημοτική Εκπαίδευση | Λευκωσία | 8,201 | 32 |
| Λεμεσός | 6,235 | 52 | |
| Λάρνακα | 3,839 | 23 | |
| Πάφος | 2,362 | 28 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 1,113 | 1 | |
| Μέση Εκπαίδευση | Λευκωσία | 3,243 | 12 |
| Λεμεσός | 2,013 | 20 | |
| Λάρνακα | 1,198 | 15 | |
| Πάφος | 575 | 5 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 508 | 5 | |
| Κλειστές Δομές | 212 | 2 | |
| Ιχνηλάτηση | 1,270 | 104 | |
| Ειδικά Σχολεία | 479 | 1 | |
| Κυβερνητικές Υπηρεσίες | 1,056 | 4 | |
| Industrial Areas | 272 | 2 |
The numbers given in the announcement are indicative and may 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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