The Ministry of Health announces that today, 27 January 2022:
- No patient deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death were recorded, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 724.
- 226 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 76 are in serious condition. A proportion of 77.44% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 17 post-COVID patients who ceased to be infectious (declassified cases) continue to be hospitalized intubated in serious condition due to COVID in an ICU.
- A total of 106,890 molecular (PCR) and antigen rapid tests have been performed.
- 2,536 (positivity rate: 2.37%) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by the PCR and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 246,354.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
No deaths of patients with COVID-19 were recorded. Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 disease remains 724, of which:
- 450 males (62.2%), and
- 274 females (37.8%).
The average age of deaths from the disease is 76.2 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 226 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the inpatient units of the OCYPY, of which 76 are in serious condition or in PICU.
Of the 76 patients in serious condition, 36 are intubated, 2 are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) off ventilator and 38 in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
|
Hospital |
[TD]
Ward
[/TD] [TD]Number of Patients
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Famagusta
(50 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]39
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nicosia
(30 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]24
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]6
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Limassol
(46 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]33
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]13
[/TD] [/TR] [/TD] [TD]13
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
(20 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
(29 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]25
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Makarios
(13 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]13
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Units
[TD]Intensive Care Units[/TD]
(38 patients)
[/TD] [TD]Intubated
[/TD] [TD]36
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Off Ventilator
[/TD] [TD]2
[/TD] [/TR]
C. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 106,890 diagnoses performed, 6,000 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 100,890 by the antigen rapid test, 2,536 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 51 cases from 415 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 51 cases from 2,573 samples taken during passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 307 cases out of 2,810 samples taken through private initiative.
- 12 cases out of 177 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 1,319 cases from 46,302 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 796 cases out of 54,588 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 25 specimens obtained under the Personal Physician Referral and Special Group Screening Program through the Public Health Clinics.
In detail, the rapid antigen detection tests (rapid test) through the Ministry of Health's programme were carried out today as follows:
| District / Sector |
[TD]
Number of tests
[/TD] [TD]Number of positive tests
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]8,279
[/TD] [TD]196
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]3,641
[/TD] [TD]84
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]2,731
[/TD] [TD]93
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]1,876
[/TD] [TD]47
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]1,156
[/TD] [TD]25
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Old People's Homes
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD] [TD]474
[/TD] [TD]14
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]320
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]171
[/TD] [TD]18
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]48
[/TD] [TD]0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Primary Education
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]8,034
[/TD] [TD]33
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]6,332
[/TD] [TD]38
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]3,744
[/TD] [TD]25
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Paphos
[/TD] [TD]2,256
[/TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]1,136
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Secondary Education
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]3,236
[/TD] [TD]12
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]1,762
[/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]1,201
[/TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]578
[/TD] [TD]2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]535
[/TD] [TD]13
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Closed Structures
[/TD] [TD]2,010
[/TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tracing
[/TD] [TD]1,070
[/TD] [TD]100
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Special Schools
[/TD] [TD]818
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Test to Stay
[/TD] [TD]2,127
[/TD] [TD]28
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Government/Municipal Services
[/TD] [TD]1,053
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR]
The numbers given 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.
(AF)
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