The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 15, 2022 :
- 3 people died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 673.
- 270 COVID-19 patients are being treated, of which 88 are in serious condition. 74.08% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 20 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be hospitalized in a severe condition due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
- A total of 95,740 disease detection tests have been performed with the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test method.
- 2,351 (positivity rate: 2.46%) new cases of COVID-19 were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 223,767.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:
The 3 people who died with the ultimate cause of death attributed to COVID-19 disease, relate to:
– An 88-year-old man who died on January 14 at the Limassol General Hospital.
– A 62-year-old man, who ended up on January 15 in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital.
– An 88-year-old man who died on January 15 at the General Hospital of Famagusta.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 675, of which:
- 425 men (63%), and
- 250 women (37%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 75.9 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 270 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 88 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 88 patients who are in serious condition, 28 are intubated, 4 are hospitalized in an intravenous intensive care unit and 56 in an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
| Famagusta
(62 patients) |
COVID chamber | 48 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 14 | |
| Nicosia
(37 patients) |
COVID chamber | 28 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 9 | |
| Limassol
(62 patients) |
COVID chamber | 46 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 16 | |
| Paphos
(31 patients) |
COVID chamber | 22 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 9 | |
| Larnaca
(32 patients) |
COVID chamber | 24 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 8 | |
| Blessed
(14 patients) |
COVID chamber | 14 |
| Intensive Care Units
(32 patients) |
Intubated | 28 |
| Except for a respirator | 4 |
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 95,740 diagnoses made, 9,371 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 86,369 by the antigen rapid test method, 2351 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 178 cases from 1,856 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 42 cases from 2,641 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 377 cases from 4,395 samples taken through private initiative.
- 34 cases from 307 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 971 cases from 49,505 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 747 cases from 36,864 samples that were examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
- 2 cases from 172 samples received under the program of referrals by Personal Doctors and control of special groups 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 | 15,259 | 260 | |
| Limassol | 7,027 | 135 | |
| Larnaca | 6,083 | 96 | |
| Paphos | 3,346 | 73 | |
| Famagusta | 2,666 | 38 | |
| Nursing Homes | Nicosia | 251 | 4 |
| Limassol | 73 | 1 | |
| Closed Structures | 144 | 1 | |
| Tracking | 2015 | 139 | |
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.
