Announcement of the Ministry of Health regarding new cases of COVID-19 disease
The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 30, 2021:
– No deaths of patients with a final cause of death from COVID-19 were recorded today, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 197.
– 140 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 50 are in serious condition.
– A total of 22,674 disease detection tests have been performed with the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
– 113 (positivity rate: 0.5%) 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 30,770 .
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:
No deaths of COVID-19 patients were reported today. Therefore, the total number of final causes of COVID-19 disease remains 197, of which:
132 men (67%), and
– 65 women (33%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 80 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 140 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 50 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 50 patients who are critical, 28 are intubated, seven are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 15 to an intensive care unit.
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 22,674 laboratory diagnoses performed today, 2,241 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 20,433 by the antigen rapid test, 113 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 32 cases from 240 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 14 cases from 1,112 samples taken through private initiative.
- 1 case of 69 samples taken in the framework retest conducted the 7 the day after the arrival of people who returned from the United Kingdom and are mandatory restriction in hotels of Republic.
- 6 cases from 228 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 60 cases from 20,433 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method.
In addition, the following laboratory tests were performed without detecting a case:
- 409 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 183 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.