Coronavirus: 1 Death and 751 Cases Announced on Monday

Announcement of the Ministry of Health regarding new cases of COVID-19 disease

The Ministry of Health announces that today, December 28, 2020:

One person has died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 113.

– 153 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 51 are in serious condition.

– 13,482 disease detection tests have been performed with the molecular method (PCR) and the method of rapid antigen detection (antigen rapid test).

– 751 new cases of COVID-19 disease were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test, bringing the total number of cases to 20,408 .

The current results are detailed.

A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:

One person who died with the ultimate cause of death attributed to COVID-19 is:

– An 81-year-old man with underlying diseases, who was treated at the Limassol General Hospital.

Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 113, of which:

74 men (65%), and

– 39 women (35%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 80 years.

B. Patients:

In total, 153 patients with COVID-19 are being treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 51 are in serious condition.

Of the 51 patients who are critical, 28 are intubated in the Intensive Care Unit and 23 in the Intensive Care Unit.

C. Positive COVID- 19 cases ( PCR  test and rapid  antigen test  ) : From the 13,482 laboratory diagnoses performed today by the molecular method (PCR), 751 cases of COVID-19 disease were identified, which resulted as follows:

• 194 cases from 1,303 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 3 cases from 480 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 51 cases from 244 samples taken through private initiative.
• 45 cases from 327 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 7 cases from 110 samples received under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
• Two cases of 137 samples taken in the framework retest conducted the 7^th day after the arrival of people who returned from the United Kingdom and are mandatory restriction in hotels of Republic.
• 449 cases from 10,881 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method.