The Ministry of Health announces that today, December 26, 2021 :
- No deaths of patients with a final cause of death of COVID-19 were recorded, and therefore the total number of deaths remains at 628.
- 162 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 74 are in serious condition. 80.87% of the patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- Fifteen 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 53,715 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
- 912 (positivity rate: 1.7%) 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 150,760.
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 628, of which:
- 401 men (63.9%), and
- 227 women (36.1%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 75.9 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 162 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 74 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 74 patients in serious condition, 26 are intubated, 5 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 43 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
| Famagusta
(33 patients) |
COVID chamber | 25 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 8 | |
| Nicosia
(15 patients) |
COVID chamber | 10 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 5 | |
| Limassol
(45 patients) |
COVID chamber | 26 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 19 | |
| Paphos
(14 patients) |
COVID chamber | 10 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 | |
| Larnaca
(18 patients) |
Intensive Care Unit | 11 |
| COVID chamber | 7 | |
| Blessed
(6 patients) |
COVID chamber | 6 |
| Intensive Care Units
(31 patients) |
Intubated | 26 |
| Except for a respirator | 5 |
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 53,715 diagnoses made, 4,535 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 49,180 by the antigen rapid test method, 912 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 22 cases from 2,639 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 63 cases from 1,667 samples taken through private initiative.
- 21 cases from 229 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 310 cases from 21,146 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 496 cases from 28,034 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 | 12,432 | 208 | |
| Limassol | 4,257 | 62 | |
| Larnaca | 4,824 | 52 | |
| Paphos | 2,304 | 30 | |
| Famagusta | 1,797 | 24 | |
| Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 60 | 0 |
| Limassol | 144 | 0 | |
| Closed Structures | 2,216 | 120 | |
