The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 19, 2022 :
- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death of COVID-19 were recorded, and therefore the total number of deaths remains 689.
- 248 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 92 are in serious condition. 73.39% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 17 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases) continue to be hospitalized in intensive care due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
- A total of 95,650 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test method.
- 2,226 (positivity rate: 2.33%) 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 233,082.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:
No deaths of COVID-19 patients were reported. Therefore, the total number of final causes of COVID-19 disease remains 689, of which:
- 434 men (63%), and
- 255 women (37%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76.1 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 248 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 92 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 92 patients who are in serious condition, 35 are intubated, 5 are hospitalized in an intravenous intensive care unit and 52 in an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
| Famagusta
(55 patients) |
COVID chamber | 38 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 17 | |
| Nicosia
(32 patients) |
COVID chamber | 27 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 5 | |
| Limassol
(54 patients) |
COVID chamber | 36 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 18 | |
| Paphos
(27 patients) |
COVID chamber | 22 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 5 | |
| Larnaca
(35 patients) |
Intensive Care Unit | 28 |
| COVID chamber | 7 | |
| Blessed
(5 patients) |
COVID chamber | 5 |
| Intensive Care Units
(40 patients) |
Intubated | 35 |
| Except for a respirator | 5 |
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 95,650 diagnoses made, 6,732 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 88,918 by the method of antigen rapid test (antigen rapid test), 2226 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 61 cases from 1,007 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 35 cases from 1,376 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 329 cases from 3,895 samples taken through private initiative.
- 24 cases from 318 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 985 cases from 50,222 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 792 cases from 38,696 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 135 samples received under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
- 0 cases from 1 sample taken as part of tests on closed structures.
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 | 12,014 | 266 | |
| Limassol | 5,290 | 119 | |
| Larnaca | 4,835 | 121 | |
| Paphos | 2,598 | 53 | |
| Famagusta | 2,280 | 33 | |
| Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 622 | 9 |
| Limassol | 365 | 18 | |
| Paphos | 295 | 3 | |
| Secondary Education | Nicosia | 2,802 | 11 |
| Limassol | 1,862 | 10 | |
| Larnaca | 1,676 | 13 | |
| Paphos | 1,434 | 7 | |
| Famagusta | 721 | 2 | |
| Tracking | 1804 | 127 | |
| Special schools | 98 | 0 | |
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.
