The Ministry of Health announces that today, May 31, 2021:
- No deaths of patients with the ultimate cause of death, COVID-19, have been reported to date, leaving a total of 360 deaths.
- 70 COVID-19 patients are being treated, of which 31 are in serious condition.
- A total of 47,063 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test method.
- 50 (positivity rate: 0.11%) new cases of COVID-19 disease were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 72,457 .
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:
No deaths of COVID-19 patients have been reported to date. Therefore, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 disease remains 360, of which:
- 240 men (67%), and
- 120 women (33%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 78 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 70 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 31 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 31 patients in serious condition, 17 are intubated, five are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and nine to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
| Famagusta
(15 patients) |
COVID chamber | 13 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 2 | |
| Nicosia
(37 patients) |
COVID chamber | 12 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 3 | |
| Intensive Care Unit | 22 (5 out of a respirator) | |
| Limassol
(17 patients) |
COVID chamber | 13 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 | |
| Blessed
(1 patient) |
COVID chamber | 1 |
C. Positive cases COVID -19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 47,063 diagnoses made today, 6,373 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 40,690 by the antigen rapid test method, 50 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 10 cases from 292 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 2 cases of 3,739 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 8 cases from 1,633 samples taken through private initiative.
- 2 cases from 537 samples tested by the method of antigen rapid test in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 28 cases from 40,153 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method.
In addition, the following tests were performed without detecting a case:
- 373 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 334 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
- 2 samples taken from the inhabitants of Kato Pyrgos Tillirias.
In detail, the rapid antigen test (rapid test) was performed today as follows:
| Province / Sector | Test number | Number of positives | Percentage of positivity | |
| Nicosia | 13,056 | 3 | 0.02% | |
| Limassol | 8,566 | 15 | 0.18% | |
| Larnaca | 4,917 | 6 | 0.12% | |
| Paphos | 3,643 | 3 | 0.08% | |
| Famagusta | 2,463 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Retirement Homes | Nicosia | 236 | 0 | |
| Larnaca | 397 | 0 | ||
| Paphos | 238 | 0 | ||
| Famagusta | 188 | 0 | ||
| Limassol Industrial Area | 425 | 0 | ||
| Strovolos Industrial Area | 273 | 0 | ||
| Secondary Education | 4,957 | 0 | ||
| Special schools | 436 | 0 | ||
| National Guard | 358 | 0 | ||
