The Ministry of Health announces that today, 19 January 2022:
- No patient deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death were recorded, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 689.
- 248 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 92 are in serious condition. A proportion of 73.39% 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 95,650 tests have been performed to detect the disease by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 2,226 (positivity rate: 2.33%) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by the PCR and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 233,082.
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 689, of which:
- 434 males (63%), and
- 255 females (37%).
The average age of deaths from the disease is 76.1 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 248 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 92 are in serious condition or in PICU.
Of the 92 patients in serious condition, 35 are intubated, 5 are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit outside of a ventilator and 52 are 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
(55 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]38
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]17
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TR] [TD]Lefkosia
(32 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]27
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Limassol
(54 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]36
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]18
[/TD] [/TR] [/TD] [TD]18
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
(27 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]22
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
(35 patients)
[/TD] [TD]Intensive Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]28
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Makarios
(5 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Units
(40 patients)
[/TD] [TD]Intubated
[/TD] [TD]35
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Off Ventilator
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TR]
C. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 95,650 diagnoses performed, 6,732 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 88,918 by the antigen rapid test method, 2226 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 61 cases from 1,007 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 35 cases out of 1,376 samples taken during passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 329 cases out of 3,895 samples taken through private initiative.
- 24 cases out of 318 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 985 cases from 50,222 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 792 cases out of 38,696 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 135 specimens obtained under the Personal Physician Referral and Special Group Screening Program through the Public Health Clinics.
- 0 cases from 1 sample taken as part of audits in closed facilities.
In detail, rapid tests through the Ministry of Health's rapid test programme were carried out today as follows:
| Province / Sector |
[TD]
Number of tests
[/TD] [TD]Number of positives
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]12,014
[/TD] [TD]266
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]5,290
[/TD] [TD]119
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]4,835
[/TD] [TD]121
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]2,598
[/TD] [TD]53
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]2,280
[/TD] [TD]33
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Old People's Homes
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]622
[/TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [TD]365
[/TD] [TD]18
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Paphos
[/TD] [TD]295
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Secondary Education
[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]2,802
[/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [TD]1,862
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]1,676
[/TD] [TD]13
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]1,434
[/TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]721
[/TD] [TD]2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Trace
[/TD] [TD]1804
[/TD] [TD]1804[/TD] [/TD] [TD]
127
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Special Schools
[/TD] [TD]98
[/TD] [TD]0
[/TD] [/TR]
The numbers listed in Communication 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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