Another two people have died from COVID-19 on Sunday, health authorities announced. At the same time another 269 new cases were reported with the positivity rate standing at 0.24%. A total of 224 patients are in hospital, 62 of whom in a serious condition.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Cyprus has reached 69,432 while deaths are 336; 221 or 66% were men and 115 or 34% women. The median age of the deceased was 78.
On Sunday, 109,846 tests were carried out by PCR and antigen rapid test methods.
In a press release the Ministry of Health said that the two deceased were a woman aged 79 who had not received the vaccine and a man aged 82 who had received vaccination. They both passed away at Nicosia General Hospital.
Out of the 224 patients with COVID-19 treated in hospital, 62 are in a serious condition; 32 are intubated, 3 are treated in an ICU but are not in need of a ventilator and another 27 are treated in an increased care unit.
Out of the 109,846 tests on Sunday, 7,110 by PCR and 102,736 by antigen rapid test, 269 cases were diagnosed as follows:
Eleven people tested positive in the context of 668 samples collected through contact tracing; 3 people tested positive out of 4,522 samples collected from passengers at Larnaca and Pafos airports; 50 people tested positive from 1,273 samples tested privately; 10 people tested positive from 647 samples from the Microbiology Labs of the General Hospitals; 2 people tested positive from 283 samples tested by antigen rapid test in private labs and pharmacies and 193 people tested positive out of 102,453 samples tested by antigen rapid test method in the context of the government’s drive.
