The Ministry of Health announces that today, 14 December 2021:
- 1 person died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 612.
- 159 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 59 are in serious condition. A percentage of 80.51% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 7 post-COVID patients who ceased to be infectious (declassified cases) continue to be hospitalized intubated in serious condition due to COVID in ICU.
- A total of 80,985 tests have been performed to detect the disease by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 662 (positivity rate: 0,82 %) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by PCR and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 142,228.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 1 person who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 was:
A 92-year-old woman who died on 13 December at her home.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 612, of which:
[p- 390 men (63.7%), and
- 222 women (36.3%).
The average age of those dying from the disease is 75.8 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 159 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 59 are in serious condition or on NSAIDs.
Of the 59 patients in serious condition, 18 are intubated, 4 are in an Intensive Care Unit off the ventilator and 37 in an Intensive Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Hospital | Θάλαμος | Number of Patients |
| Αμμοχώστου |
(44 ασθενείς) |
[td]COVID ward[/td]
[td]36[/td]
[tr]
[td]Intensive Care Unit[/td]
[td]8[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Nicosia
(22 patients)[/td]
[td]COVID ward[/td]
[td]11[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Intensive Care Unit[/td]
[td]11[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Limassol
(40 patients)[/td]
[td]COVID ward[/td]
[td]26[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Intensive Care Unit[/td]
[td]14[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Πάφου
(18 ασθενείς)[/td]
[td]COVID ward[/td]
[td]15[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Intensive Care Unit[/td]
[td]3[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Larnaca
(9 patients)[/td]
[td]Intensive Care Unit[/td]
[td]8[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]COVID ward[/td]
[td]1[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Makarios
(4 patients)[/td]
[td]COVID ward[/td]
[td]4[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Intensive Care Units
(22 patients)[/td]
[td]Intubated[/td]
[td]18[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Off ventilator[/td]
[td]4[/td]
[/tr]
C. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 80,985 diagnoses performed, 9,665 were performed by the molecular method (PCR) and 71,320 by the antigen rapid test method, 662 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:[/p
- 105 cases from 1,585 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 43 cases out of 4,762 samples taken during passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 112 cases out of 2,750 samples taken through private initiative.
- 8 cases out of 337 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 235 cases from 40,524 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 159 cases out of 30,796 samples tested by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
In addition, the following tests were conducted without detecting a case:
- 0 cases from 230 specimens obtained under the Personal Physician referral and special group screening program through the Public Health Clinics.
- 0 cases from 1 sample taken in the framework of audits in closed facilities.
In detail, rapid antigen detection tests (rapid test) through the Ministry of Health's programme were carried out today as follows:
| Province / Sector | Number of tests | Number of positives | |
| Λευκωσία | 4,064 | 49 | |
| Λεμεσός | 1,421 | 23 | |
| Λάρνακα | 1,148 | 22 | |
| Πάφος | 676 | 6 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 429 | 3 | |
| Nursing Homes | Λευκωσία | 435 | 0 |
| Λεμεσός | 330 | 0 | |
| Λάρνακα | 215 | 0 | |
| Primary Education | Λευκωσία | 3,502 | 9 |
| Λεμεσός | 2,581 | 5 | |
| Λάρνακα | 1,845 | 8 | |
| Πάφος | 889 | 4 | |
| Αμμόχωστος | 346 | 2 | |
| Secondary Education |
[/td]
[/td]
[/td]
[/td]
[td]4,934[/td]
[td]8[/td]
[tr]
[td]Λεμεσός[/td]
[td]4,003[/td]
[td]7[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Λάρνακα[/td]
[td]1,688[/td]
[td]4[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Πάφος[/td]
[td]1,323[/td]
[td]5[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Αμμόχωστος[/td]
[td]575[/td]
[td]0[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Closed Structures[/td][/td]
[td]157[/td]
[td]0[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]National Guard[/td][/td]
[td]235[/td]
[td]4[/td]
[/tr]
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