The Ministry of Health announces that today, 3 February 2022:
- No patient deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death were recorded, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 736.
- 222 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 69 are in serious condition. A proportion of 74.78% of hospitalized patients have no history of vaccination.
- 19 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 115,470 tests have been performed to detect the disease by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test.
- 3,078 (positivity rate: 2.67%) new cases of COVID-19 have been detected by the PCR and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 265,945.
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 736, of which:
- 460 males (62.5%), and
- 276 females (37.5%).
The average age of deaths from the disease is 76.3 years.
B. Inpatients:
In total, 222 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYPY, of which 69 are in serious condition or in PICU.
Of the 69 patients in serious condition, 30 are intubated, 5 are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit outside of a ventilator and 34 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
(49 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]40
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TR] [TD]Lefkosia
[/TD](41 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]34
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [TD]Limassol
(48 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]37
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Extended Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [/TR] [/TD] [TD]11
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
(19 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]15
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
(19 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID Ward
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enhanced Care Unit
[/TD] [TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Makarios
(12 patients)
[/TD] [TD]COVID ward
[/TD] [TD]12
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Intensive Care Units
[TD]Intensive Care Units[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Intensive Care Units
(35 patients)
[/TD] [TD]Intubated
[/TD] [TD]30
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Off Ventilator
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TR]
C. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and antigen rapid test):
Of the 115,470 diagnoses performed, 5,552 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 109,918 by the antigen rapid test method, 3078 cases of COVID-19 were identified, resulting in the following:
- 34 cases from 417 samples obtained through the contact tracing procedure of already confirmed cases.
- 41 cases out of 2,625 samples taken during passenger screening at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 344 cases out of 2,115 samples taken through private initiative.
- 27 cases out of 364 samples taken by the Microbiological Laboratories of General Hospitals.
- 1,633 cases from 47,977 samples tested by the antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 998 cases out of 61,941 samples tested by the antigen rapid test through the Ministry of Health programme.
- 1 case from 30 specimens obtained under the programme of referrals by Personal Physicians and screening of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
In addition, the following examinations were carried out without detecting a case:
- 0 cases from 1 sample taken in the framework of audits in closed structures.
In detail, rapid tests through the Ministry of Health's rapid test programme were carried out today as follows:
| District / Sector |
[TD]
Number of tests
[/TD] [TD]Number of positives
[/TD][TR] [TD]
Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]8,310
[/TD] [TD]197
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]3,422
[/TD] [TD]120
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]2,716
[/TD] [TD]102
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]1,755
[/TD] [TD]63
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]1,237
[/TD] [TD]38
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Old People's Homes
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]395
[/TD] [TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]331
[/TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]92
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]61
[/TD] [TD]5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]53
[/TD] [TD]1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Primary Education
[/TD] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]8,015
[/TD] [TD]20
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [TD]5,939
[/TD] [TD]48
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]3,509
[/TD] [TD]31
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]2,362
[/TD] [TD]20
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]1030
[/TD] [TD]7
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Secondary Education
[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD]4,555
[/TD] [TD]28
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Limassol
[/TD] [TD]2,907
[/TD] [TD]25
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]2,076
[/TD] [TD]16
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]1,479
[/TD] [TD]19
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]709
[/TD] [TD]8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Closed Structures
[/TD] [TD]1,675
[/TD] [TD]12
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Tracing
[/TD] [TD]1,260
[/TD] [TD]142
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Special Schools
[/TD] [TD]671
[/TD] [TD]4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Test to Stay
[/TD] [TD]6,200
[/TD] [TD]69
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Government Services
[/TD] [TD]1,182
[/TD] [TD]5
[/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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