The Ministry of Health announces that today, 23 January 2022:
- 3 deaths were announced from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 712.
- 238 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 76 are in serious condition. A proportion of 73.53% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 21 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 83,323 tests have been performed to detect the disease by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 1,813 (positivity rate: 2.18%) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by the PCR and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 235,958.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 3 deaths announced with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 are:
- Female, aged 76 years, who died on 22 January at Limassol General Hospital
- Female, aged 85 years, who died on 23 January at Limassol General Hospital
- Female, aged 85 years, who died on 23 January at Limassol General Hospital.
- Woman, aged 84, who died on 23 January at Limassol General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 is 712, of which:
- 447 males (62.8%), and
- 265 females (37.2%).
The average age of those who died from the disease is 76 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 238 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the inpatient units of the OCYP, of which 76 are in serious condition or in PICU.
Of the 76 patients in serious condition, 27 are intubated, 4 are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) off ventilator and 45 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
(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(34 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]25
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Limassol
(54 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]43
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [/TR] [/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
(19 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
(35 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]30
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Makarios
(9 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Units
(31 patients)
[/TD] [TD]Intubated
[/TD] [TD]27
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Off Ventilator
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [/TR]
C. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 83,323 diagnoses performed, 4,564 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 78,759 by the antigen rapid test, 1,813 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 44 cases from 352 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 60 cases from 2,037 samples taken during passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 149 cases out of 1,866 samples taken through private initiative.
- 7 cases out of 137 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 666 cases from 30,703 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 885 cases out of 48,056 samples tested by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
- 2 cases from 172 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 programme were carried out today as follows:
| Province / Sector |
[TD]
Number of tests
[/TD] [TD]Number of positives
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]18,683
[/TD] [TD]286
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]9,461
[/TD] [TD]164
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]8,330
[/TD] [TD]173
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Paphos
[/TD] [TD]5,103
[/TD] [TD]98
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]2,520
[/TD] [TD]22
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Old People's Homes
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]221
[/TD] [TD]17
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Closed Structures
[/TD] [TD]2,018
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tracing
[/TD] [TD]1,720
[/TD] [TD]115
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/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 second Friday.
(AF)
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