Announcement of the Ministry of Health regarding new cases of COVID-19 disease
The Ministry of Health announces that today, February 27, 2021:
– No deaths of patients with a final cause of death of COVID-19 were recorded today, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 231.
– 78 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 20 are in serious condition.
– A total of 40,747 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
– 243 (positivity rate: 0.60%) 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 34,424 .
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:
No deaths of COVID-19 patients have been reported to date. Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 disease remains 231, of which:
154 men (67%), and
– 77 women (33%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 79 years.
B. Patients:
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In total, 78 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 20 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 20 patients who are critical, 10 are intubated, two are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and eight to an intensive care unit.
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 40,747 laboratory diagnoses performed today, 2,587 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 38,160 by the antigen rapid test, 243 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 38 cases from 351 samples obtained through the process of tracking close contact (primary contacts) cases.
- 2 cases of 319 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 26 cases from 1,354 samples taken through private initiative.
- 2 cases from 178 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1 case of 248 samples received under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
- 1 case from 268 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories.
- 173 cases from 37,892 samples examined by 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:
- 61 samples taken through the process of tracking secondary case contacts.
- 76 samples were taken to retest conducted under the 7 the day after the arrival of people who returned from the United Kingdom and are mandatory restriction in hotels of Republic.