Announcement of the Ministry of Health regarding new cases of COVID-19 disease
The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 8, 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 233.
– 145 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 25 are in serious condition.
– A total of 40,891 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
– 352 (positivity rate: 0.86%) 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 37,230 .
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 233, of which:
156 men (67%), and
– 77 women (33%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 79 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 145 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, 25 of whom are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 25 patients who are critical, 15 are intubated in the Intensive Care Unit and 10 in the Intensive Care Unit.
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 40,891 laboratory diagnoses performed today, 2,763 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 38,128 by the antigen rapid test, 352 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 100 cases from 641 samples obtained through the process of tracking close contact (primary contacts) cases.
- 5 cases of 1,016 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 16 cases from 576 samples taken through private initiative.
- 6 cases from 310 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 8 cases from 272 samples tested by the method of antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories.
- 217 cases from 37,856 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:
- One sample 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.
- 219 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
