Two deaths and 665 new cases from 13,495 tests

The Ministry of Health announces that today, January 4, 2021:

• Two people have died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 133.
• 180 COVID-19 patients are being treated, of which 51 are in serious condition.
• A total of 13,495 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid test method.
• 665 new cases of COVID-19 disease were detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid tests, bringing the total number of cases to 24,639 .

The current results are detailed.

 A. Deaths from COVID-19 disease:

 The two people who died with the ultimate cause of death attributed to COVID-19 are:

• An 88-year-old man with underlying diseases, who was treated at the Limassol General Hospital.
• A 73-year-old man with underlying diseases, who was treated at the General Hospital of Famagusta.

Thus, the total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19 is 133, of which:

• 89 men (67%), and
• 44 women (33%).

The average age of those who die from the disease is 80 years.

B. Patients:

 In total, 180 patients with COVID-19 are treated in OKYPY hospitals, of which 51 are in serious condition or in MAF conditions.

Of the 51 patients who are critical, 22 are intubated, eight are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 21 to an intensive care unit.

The situation in the hospitals is as follows:

Hospital	Chamber	Number of Patients
Famagusta (65 patients)	Intensive Care Unit	4
	COVID chamber	61
Nicosia (65 patients)	Intensive Care Unit	30 (8 out of ventilator)
	COVID chamber	27
	Intensive Care Unit	8
Limassol (40 patients)	COVID chamber	31
	Intensive Care Unit	9
Blessed (10 patients)	COVID chamber	10

C. Positive cases COVID -19 ( PCR test and rapid antigen test ) :

Of the 13,495 laboratory diagnoses performed today, 2,642 were made by the molecular method (PCR) and 10,853 by the antigen rapid test, 665 cases of COVID-19 were identified, which resulted as follows:

• 204 cases from 907 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
• 4 cases of 737 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
• 2 cases from 186 samples taken as part of a re-examination carried out on the 7th day after the arrival of persons who have returned from the United Kingdom and are in a mandatory restriction in hotels in the Republic.
• 46 cases from 509 samples taken through private initiative.
• 45 cases from 283 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
• 364 cases from 10,853 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method.

In addition, the following laboratory tests were performed without detecting a case:

• 20 samples taken under the program of referrals by Personal Physicians and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.

In detail, the rapid antigen test (rapid test) was performed today as follows:

Province	Sampling points	Test number		Number of positives
Limassol	Central area	524		21
	Polemidia	674		36
	Capsule	496		34
	Germasogeia	467		16
	Total:	2,161		107
	Positiveness rate:	4.95 %
Larnaca	Central area – Point A.	552		39
	Central area – Point B.	307		6
	Xylofafou	238		11
	Aradippou	608		21
	Meadows	500		27
	Total:	2,205		104
	Positiveness rate:	4.72 %
Nicosia	Anthoupolis	539		8
	Hugging	645		20
	Lakatamia	473		10
	Strovolos – Point A.	717		16
	Strovolos – Point B.	758		23
	Palouriotissa	657		20
	Old man	621		16
	Total:	4, 410		113
	Positiveness rate:	2, 56 %
Paphos	Paphos	377		4
	Εμπα	246		5
	Total:	623		9
	Positiveness rate:	1, 44 %
Famagusta	Paralimni	278		7
	Brake	240		3
	Total:	518		10
	Positiveness rate:	1.93 %
Retirement Homes / Roofs	Nicosia	250	8
	Larnaca	116	13
	Paphos	94	0
	Famagusta	85	0
Closed structures		72	0
Public and Wider Public Sector	Departments and Services of Public and Wider Public Sector, Local Government	319

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