The Ministry of Health announces that today, November 2, 2021:
- One person died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 575.
- 70 COVID-19 patients are being treated, of which 26 are in serious condition. 60% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 5 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be hospitalized in intubated condition due to COVID in Intensive Care Units.
- A total of 52,138 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test method.
- 249 (positivity rate: 0.48%) new cases of COVID-19 were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 124,973 .
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 64-year-old man who ended up on November 1st in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 575, of which:
- 367 men (64%), and
- 208 women (36%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76.1 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 70 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 26 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 26 patients in serious condition, five are intubated, three are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 18 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
| Famagusta
(16 patients) |
COVID chamber | 8 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 8 | |
| Nicosia
(13 patients) |
COVID chamber | 11 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 2 | |
| Limassol
(16 patients) |
COVID chamber | 12 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 | |
| Paphos
(15 patients) |
COVID chamber | 11 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 | |
| Blessed
(2 patients) |
COVID chamber | 2 |
| Intensive Care Units
(8 patients) |
Intubated | 5 |
| Except for a respirator | 3 |
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 52,138 diagnoses made, 4,718 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 47,420 by the antigen rapid test method, 249 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 37 cases from 405 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 6 cases from 2,260 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 33 cases from 1,505 samples taken through private initiative.
- 8 cases from 266 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 1 case from 282 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
- 121 cases from 28,174 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 43 cases from 19,246 samples that were examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
In detail, the rapid antigen tests (rapid test) through the program of the Ministry of Health were carried out today as follows:
| Province / Sector | Test number | Number of positives | |
| Nicosia | 1,809 | 12 | |
| Limassol | 702 | 5 | |
| Larnaca | 472 | 4 | |
| Paphos | 302 | 2 | |
| Famagusta | 131 | 1 | |
| Retirement Homes | Nicosia | 521 | 0 |
| Limassol | 337 | 0 | |
| Larnaca | 241 | 0 | |
| Primary Education | Nicosia | 1,039 | 0 |
| Limassol | 441 | 0 | |
| Larnaca | 765 | 1 | |
| Paphos | 225 | 0 | |
| Secondary Education | Nicosia | 4,556 | 3 |
| Limassol | 3,820 | 13 | |
| Larnaca | 1,874 | 1 | |
| Paphos | 1,352 | 0 | |
| Famagusta | 521 | 0 | |
| Closed Structures | 138 | 1 | |
