The Ministry of Health announces that today, 29 January 2022:
- 4 deaths were announced from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 730.
- 203 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 68 are in serious condition. A proportion of 74.39% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 19 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 83,766 molecular (PCR) and antigen rapid tests have been performed.
- 2,184 (positivity rate: 2.61%) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by the PCR and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 251,125.
Here are today's results in detail.
A. Deaths from COVID-19:
The 4 deaths announced with the final cause of death attributed to COVID-19 relate to:
- Male, aged 83 years, who died on 28 January at Limassol General Hospital
- Male, aged 70 years, who died on 28 January at the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
- A man, aged 92, who died on 28 January at Nicosia General Hospital.
- A man, aged 92, who died on 29 January at Famagusta General Hospital.
- A man, aged 92, who died on 29 January at Famagusta General Hospital.
Consequently, the total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19 is 730, of which:
- 456 males (62.5%), and
- 274 females (37.5%).
The average age of those who died from the disease is 76.2 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 203 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 68 are in serious condition or in PICU.
Of the 68 patients in serious condition, 27 are intubated, 5 are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit outside of a ventilator and 36 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
(46 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]34
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]12
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]12
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nicosia
(26 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]19
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Limassol
(42 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]32
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
(21 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]17
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [/TR] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
(20 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]17
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Makarios
(16 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Units
[32 PATIENTS)
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Intubated
[/TD] [TD]27
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Off ventilator
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TR]
C. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 83,766 diagnoses performed, 5,970 were performed by the molecular method (PCR) and 77,796 by the antigen rapid test method, 2,184 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 31 cases from 156 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 59 cases out of 3,032 samples taken during passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 308 cases out of 2,538 samples taken through private initiative.
- 13 cases out of 224 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 1,052 cases from 43,782 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 721 cases out of 34,014 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 20 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:
| Province / Sector |
[TD]
Number of tests
[/TD] [TD]Number of positives
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]14,078
[/TD] [TD]209
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [TD]6,900
[/TD] [TD]127
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]5,890
[/TD] [TD]123
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]2,873
[/TD] [TD]78
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]2,388
[/TD] [TD]40
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Old People's Homes
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]139
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]142
[/TD] [TD] [TD]12
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]34
[/TD] [TD]2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]34
[/TD] [TD]6
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tracking
[/TD] [TD]1,404
[/TD] [TD]117
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
National Guard
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]132
[/TD] [TD]6
[/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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