The Ministry of Health announces that today, September 22, 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 548.
- 89 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, of which 40 are in serious condition. 74.16% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 10 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be hospitalized in intubated condition due to COVID in Intensive Care Units.
- A total of 50,579 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test method.
- 106 (positivity rate: 0.21%) new cases of COVID-19 disease were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 119,336.
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 548, of which:
- 349 men (64%), and
- 199 women (36%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 76.3 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 89 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 40 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 40 patients in serious condition, 15 are intubated, two are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 23 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
| Hospital | Chamber | Number of Patients |
| Famagusta
(19 patients) |
COVID chamber | 13 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 6 | |
| Nicosia
(15 patients) |
COVID chamber | 8 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 7 | |
| Limassol
(25 patients) |
COVID chamber | 16 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 9 | |
| Larnaca
(4 patients) |
COVID chamber | 3 |
| Intensive Care Unit | 1 | |
| Paphos
(9 patients) |
COVID chamber | 9 |
| Intensive Care Units
(17 patients) |
Intubated | 15 |
| Except for a respirator | 2 |
C. Positive cases COVID-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 50,579 diagnoses made, 5,539 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 45,040 by the antigen rapid test, 106 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:
- 12 cases from 218 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 1 case of 2,654 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 28 cases from 2,245 samples taken through private initiative.
- 7 cases from 222 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 34 cases from 23,451 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 24 cases from 21,589 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:
- 199 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
- 1 sample taken from the control of 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 | 3,406 | 7 | |
| Limassol | 972 | 4 | |
| Larnaca | 873 | 0 | |
| Paphos | 420 | 3 | |
| Famagusta | 353 | 5 | |
| Retirement Homes | Nicosia | 325 | 0 |
| Limassol | 95 | 0 | |
| Larnaca | 167 | 0 | |
| Secondary Education | Nicosia | 4,620 | 0 |
| Limassol | 3,688 | 1 | |
| Larnaca | 2,310 | 0 | |
| Paphos | 1,438 | 0 | |
| Famagusta | 896 | 0 | |
| Primary Education | Nicosia | 487 | 1 |
| Limassol | 267 | 0 | |
| Larnaca | 95 | 2 | |
| Famagusta | 151 | 0 | |
| Closed Structures | 891 | 0 | |
| Tourist control – PASYXE | 36 | 0 | |
| Passenger sampling at airports | 99 | 1 | |
