The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 22, 2022 :
- 6 deaths were reported with the final cause of COVID-19 disease, bringing the total number of deaths to 709.
- 240 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 79 are in serious condition. 73.34% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 21 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be treated intubated in a serious condition due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
- A total of 82,187 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test method.
- 1,984 (positivity rate: 2.41%) new cases of COVID-19 disease were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 234,145.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:
The 6 deaths reported with the ultimate cause of death attributed to COVID-19 are:
– A 66-year-old man, who ended up on January 21 in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital.
– A man, 90 years old, who ended up on January 21 at the General Hospital of Paphos.
– A 72-year-old man, who ended up on January 21 at the Limassol General Hospital.
– A 66-year-old man, who ended up on January 22 in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital.
– An 89-year-old woman, who died on January 22 at the Nicosia General Hospital
– An 86-year-old man who died on January 22 at the Limassol General Hospital.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 disease is 709, of which:
- 447 men (63%), and
- 262 women (37%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 240 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 79 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 79 patients in serious condition, 27 are intubated, 4 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 48 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
| Famagusta
(56 patients) |
COVID chamber | 39 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 17 | |
| Nicosia
(31 patients) |
COVID chamber | 23 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 8 | |
| Limassol
(55 patients) |
COVID chamber | 41 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 14 | |
| Paphos
(24 patients) |
COVID chamber | 20 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 | |
| Larnaca
(36 patients) |
COVID chamber | 31 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 5 | |
| Blessed
(7 patients) |
COVID chamber | 7 |
| Intensive Care Units
(31 patients) |
Intubated | 27 |
| Except for a respirator | 4 |
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 82,187 diagnoses made, 6,229 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 75,958 by the antigen rapid test method, 1,984 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 7 cases from 70 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 32 cases from 2,172 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 345 cases from 3,723 samples taken through private initiative.
- 14 cases from 232 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 926 cases from 43,328 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 660 cases from 32,630 samples that were examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
In addition, the following tests were performed, without detecting a case:
- Cases from 32 samples received under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special teams through the Public Health Clinics.
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 | 13,964 | 236 | |
| Limassol | 6,312 | 134 | |
| Larnaca | 5,334 | 93 | |
| Paphos | 2,704 | 55 | |
| Famagusta | 2,484 | 27 | |
| Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 322 | 8 |
| Limassol | 334 | 11 | |
| Paphos | 22 | 4 | |
| Tracking | 1154 | 92 | |
The figures mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on the final and up-to-date data sent in the context of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.
