The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that four patients lost their lives to COVID19, bringing the total number of deaths to 332.
Meanwhile, 237 people are receiving treatment in state hospitals, 59 of whom in a serious condition. The median age of those hospitalised is 58.6.
It also announced that 324 new coronavirus cases were detected after 56,420 tests done with the PCR and antigen rapid test methods with a positivity rate of 0.57%.
The number of people tested positive with the virus since the pandemic started reaches 68,766.
The deceased are all men, a 69 year old with no vaccination history, a 72 year old with vaccination history of the first dose,
a 67 year old with no vaccination, and a 76 year old man also with no vaccination history.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic 332 people lost their lives, 219 men (66%), and 113 women (34%). Their median age is 78.
Out of the 59 patients who are in a critical condition, 30 are intubated.
In the Famagusta General Hospital there are 50 patients, 75 in the Nicosia General Hospital, 57 in the Limassol General Hospital, 23 in the Larnaka General Hospital, 25 in the Pafos General Hospital and 7 are being treated in the Makario Hospital in Nicosia.
The 56,420 tests done today were carried out with the PCR method (5,920) and the antigen rapid test method (50,500). The new 324 cases were found as follows: 46 from contact tracing, 1 from samples taken at the airports, 63 from tests done upon private initiative, 7 from samples taken at the Microbiology Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 9 from antigen rapid tests done in private laboratories and pharmacies and 198 from antigen rapid tests. No cases were found from 26 samples taken after GP referrals.
Cyprus reported Friday four deaths to COVID19, 237 patients hospitalised, 324 new cases
