The Ministry of Health announces that today, June 2, 2021:
One person has died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 361.
– 57 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 22 are in serious condition.
– A total of 39,568 disease detection tests have been performed with the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
– 58 (positivity rate: 0.15%) 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 72,573 .
The following are the current results in detail:
A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:
One person who died with the ultimate cause of death being attributed to COVID-19 is:
– Woman, aged 64, who ended up in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital of Nicosia.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 disease is 360, of which:
240 men (66%), and
– 121 women (34%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 77.5 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 57 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 22 are in serious condition or with MAF conditions.
Of the 22 patients who are in serious condition, 14 are intubated, two are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and six to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
|
Hospital |
Chamber |
Number of Patients |
|
Famagusta (14 patients) |
COVID chamber |
12 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
2 |
|
|
Nicosia (29 patients) |
COVID chamber |
11 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
2 |
|
|
Intensive Care Unit |
16 (2 out of ventilator) |
|
|
Limassol (14 patients) |
COVID chamber |
12 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
2 |
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 39,568 diagnoses made today, 4,813 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 34,755 by the antigen rapid test, 58 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 17 cases from 210 samples obtained through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 3 cases of 2,388 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 15 cases from 1,879 samples taken through private initiative.
- 1 case from 168 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 2 cases from 349 samples tested by the method of antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 20 cases from 34,406 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method.
In addition, the following tests were performed without detecting a case:
- 161 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
- 7 samples taken from the inhabitants of Kato Pyrgos Tillirias.
In detail, the rapid antigen tests (rapid test) were performed today as follows:
|
Province / Sector |
Test number |
Number of positives |
Percentage of positivity |
|
|
Nicosia |
9,898 |
8 |
0.08% |
|
|
Limassol |
7,135 |
8 |
0.11% |
|
|
Larnaca |
4,590 |
1 |
0.02% |
|
|
Paphos |
3,735 |
1 |
0.03% |
|
|
Famagusta |
2,545 |
1 |
0.04% |
|
|
Retirement Homes |
Nicosia |
443 |
0 |
|
|
Limassol |
373 |
0 |
||
|
Ypsonas Industrial Area |
250 |
0 |
||
|
Idali Industrial Area |
311 |
0 |
||
|
Secondary Education |
4,963 |
1 |
||
|
National Guard |
163 |
0 |
||
