Authorities in Cyprus reported two deaths from COVID-19 and 374 new cases out of 41,269 tests, with a positivity rate of 0.91%. In the meantime, 205 patients with COVID-19 are in hospital, 37 of whom in a serious condition.
The total number of coronavirus cases since the outbreak of the pandemic has reached 39,651.
The two people who died were a 49 year-old man with an underlying health condition who passed away in Limassol General Hospital and an 88 year-old woman with no known underlying health conditions, who passed away in Larnaca General Hospital, a Health Ministry press release says.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 has reached 240, 159 (66%) men and 81 (34%) women. The median age of death is 79 years.
In total, 205 people with COVID-19 are treated in hospital, 37 of whom in a serious condition; Out of the 37, 19 are intubated, another 5 are in an ICU but are breathing without the help of a ventilator and 13 are treated in an increased care unit.
In the meantime, out of 41,269 tests carried out today, 2,327 PCR and 38942 antigen rapid tests, 374 new COVID-19 cases were detected as follows:
Out of 747 samples taken in the context of contact tracing 105 people tested positive; all 3 samples tested at the airport were positive; out of 1,555 samples tested privately 43 people tested positive; out of 214 samples from the General Hospitals Microbiology Labs 3 people tested positive; out of 175 samples tested by antigen rapid test in private laboratories 6 people tested positive and out of 38,767 samples tested in the context of the Ministry of Health screening programme 214 people tested positive.