Announcement of the Ministry of Health regarding new cases of COVID-19 disease
The Ministry of Health announces that today, February 12, 2021:
– One person has died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 219.
– 86 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 29 are in serious condition.
– A total of 31,205 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
– 113 (positivity rate: 0.36%) new cases of COVID-19 disease were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test (antigen rapid test), bringing the total number of cases to 32,288 .
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:
– A woman, 49 years old, with underlying diseases, who ended up in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Nicosia.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 219, of which:
148 men (68%), and
– 71 women (32%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 79 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 86 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 29 are in serious condition or with MAF conditions.
Of the 29 patients who are critical, 19 are intubated, three are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 7 to an intensive care unit.
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 31,205 laboratory diagnoses performed today, 1,290 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 29,915 by the antigen rapid test, 113 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 30 cases from 203 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 14 cases from 599 samples taken through private initiative.
- 3 cases from 288 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 4 cases from 9 samples taken in the context of the control of the Cyprus Basketball Federation and the Cyprus Volleyball Federation.
- 62 cases from 29,643 samples that were examined with the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
In addition, the following laboratory tests were performed without detecting a case:
- 169 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 22 samples taken as part of the referral program by Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics.
- 272 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories
