As part of the annual recording of data by the Health Surveillance Unit, the Ministry of Health has updated its database on patient deaths, having recorded and verified all data reported in previous months to the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit.
As part of this audit, it appears that the total number of patients who died with a terminal cause of COVID-19 up to 3 February 2022 is 738 and not 736,[/B] as stated in yesterday's daily statement.
Specifically, the 2 deaths reported overdue relate to. [*]Female, aged 63, who died on 8 April 2021, at the Accident and Emergency Department of Larnaca General Hospital.
Therefore, as of today's daily announcement, new deaths with COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death will be added to the total number of 738. Of these, 461 (62.5%) are males and 277 (37.5%) are females, with an average age of 76.2 years.
The Ministry of Health updates its databases at regular intervals to ensure the correct and comprehensive recording of epidemiological surveillance data. For transparency purposes, the Ministry of Health will inform about any new data it records.
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