The Ministry of Health announces that today, 17 January 2022:
- 3 people died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 684.
- 270 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of whom 94 are in serious condition. A proportion of 70.64% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 17 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases) continue to be hospitalized intubated in serious condition due to COVID in an ICU.
- A total of 138,351 molecular (PCR) and antigen rapid tests have been performed.
- 3,143 (positivity rate: 2.27%) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by the PCR and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 228,881.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 3 persons who died with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 were:
- Male, aged 70 years, who died on 16 January at Limassol General Hospital
- Male, aged 91 years, who died on 17 January at Limassol General Hospital.
- Male, aged 91 years, who died on 17 January at Limassol General Hospital.
- A man, aged 64, who died on 17 January at Paphos General Hospital.
Consequently, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 is 684, of which:
- 430 males (62.9%), and
- 254 females (37.1%).
The average age of those who died from the disease is 76 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 270 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 94 are in serious condition or in PICU.
Of the 94 patients in serious condition, 34 are intubated, 6 are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit outside of a ventilator and 54 in an Intensive Care Unit.
In detail, the situation in the hospitals is as follows:
|
Hospital |
[TD]
Ward
[/TD] [TD]Number of Patients
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Famagusta
(58 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]43
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]15
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TR] [TD]Lefkosia
(39 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]31
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]8
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Limassol
(62 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]46
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
(30 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]24
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]6
[/TD] [TD]6
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
(31 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]22
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Makarios
(10 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Units
(40 patients)
[/TD] [TD]Intubated
[/TD] [TD]34
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Off Ventilator
[/TD] [TD]6
[/TD] [/TR]
C. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 138,351 diagnoses performed, 10,024 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 128,327 by the antigen rapid test method, 3143 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 89 cases from 1,744 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 65 cases out of 3,724 samples taken during passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 358 cases out of 3,928 samples taken through private initiative.
- 26 cases out of 358 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 1,666 cases from 76,128 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 927 cases out of 52,199 samples tested by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
- 12 cases from 270 specimens obtained under the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and screening of special groups 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:
| Province / Sector |
[TD]
Number of tests
[/TD] [TD]Number of positives
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]10,085
[/TD] [TD]178
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]5,063
[/TD] [TD]102
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]3,302
[/TD] [TD]86
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]1,985
[/TD] [TD]57
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]756
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Old People's Homes
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Old People's Homes
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]749
[/TD] [TD]6
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [TD]509
[/TD] [TD]8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]189
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]157
[/TD] [TD]0
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]25
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Primary Education
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]7,514
[/TD] [TD]22
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]6,427
[/TD] [TD]42
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]3,722
[/TD] [TD]17
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Paphos
[/TD] [TD]2328
[/TD] [TD]14
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]1043
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Secondary Education
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]3,842
[/TD] [TD]12
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]2,897
[/TD] [TD]17
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]1,434
[/TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]752
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Closed Structures
[/TD] [TD]203
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TR] [TD]Tracking
[/TD] [TD]1550
[/TD] [TD]105
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Special Schools
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]529
[/TD] [TD]8
[/TD] [/TR]
The numbers mentioned 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 second Friday.
(AF)
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