Authorities in Cyprus reported one more death on Saturday from COVID-19 and 463 new cases out of a total of 31,677 tests with the positivity rate standing at 1.46%. At the same time, 274 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospital, 71 of whom in a serious condition.
In a press release, the Ministry of Health said that total deaths from the disease have reached 313, 206 men (66%) and 107 women (34%) with a median age of 78. Total cases since the beginning of the pandemic 66,372.
The deceased was an 80 year-old man who had received the first dose of the vaccine and passed away at Nicosia General Hospital.
Out of the 71 patients who are in a critical condition, 8 are treated in an ICU without the help of a ventilator and 34 are treated in an increased care unit.
In total 31,677 tests were carried out on Saturday, 7,076 by PCR method and 24,601 by antigen rapid test method, with 463 new cases detected as follows:
Out of 671 samples taken through contact tracing 43 people tested positive, out of 3,230 samples taken at Larnaca and Pafos airports 3 people tested positive, out of 3,019 samples tested privately 128 people tested positive, out of 142 samples from the General Hospitals Microbiology labs 11 people tested positive, out of 190 samples tested privately by antigen rapid test 11 people tested positive and out of 24,411 antigen rapid tests carried out in the framework of a Ministry of Health screening programme 267 people tested positive.