Day: August 24, 2021

Two more COVID-19 patients have died, while 355 new coronavirus cases were traced on Tuesday, Cyprus Health Ministry announced on Tuesday. The positivity rate stands at 0.68%.

The two persons who have died are a 77 year old man who passed away on August 23 at Nicosia General Hospital and a 37 year old man who passed away on Tuesday also at Nicosia General Hospital.

The number of people who have died due to COVID-19 is now 486 and the number of confirmed cases 112,021.

A total of 184 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized, 72 of them in a critical condition, while 84.79% of the patients who are treated in hospital have not been vaccinated. Thirty five of the patients whose condition is critical are intubated, 7 are treated in an Intensive Treatment Unit but are not intubated and 30 in an Increased Care Unit.

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Source: Cyprus News Agency

The Central Bank of Cyprus published on Tuesday the Bank Lending Survey (BLS) for the first quarter of 2021 in which it is stated that the banks participating in the survey expect stricter lending criteria for households, unchanged criteria for lending to businesses and an increase in the demand for loans in all categories for the second quarter of 2021

The Central Bank of Cyprus says that the unpredictable outbreak of the pandemic in early 2021 seems to have significantly affected the demand for loans, both from households and businesses, overturning estimates for the first quarter of 2021, where during the January 2021 survey, banks expected an increase in demand in all categories of loans.

It says that the increase in coronavirus cases at the end of 2020 and the strengthening of restrictive measures led to a decrease in demand for borrowing from both hou

Source: Cyprus News Agency

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has adopted recommendations that will increase manufacturing capacity and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the EU.

CHMP has approved an additional manufacturing site for the production of Comirnaty, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. The site, located in Saint Rémy sur Avre, France, is operated by Delpharm and will manufacture finished product.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus` Ministry of Health has said that 72.3% of adults and more than 25% of the ages of 16-17 have completed their vaccination regime.

In a press release the Ministry said that until Monday 77.6% of the adult population (18+) was vaccinated with at least the first dose and 72.3% with both doses.

At least the first dose was given to 34.4% of people aged 16-17 years and 25.6% of this age group completed their vaccination. Between the ages of 12-15, the first dose was given to 14% of those who started vaccinating on August 2 when the COVID vaccine was offered to these ages.

Pafos still holds the reign with the highest percentage of vaccinated people with 88.5% having received the first dose. Famagusta ranks second with 85.5%, followed by Nicosia and Limassol with 77.4% and 76% respectively. Larnaca district maintains the lowest percentage, 71.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus Police fined 32 individuals and the owners or managers of two establishments over violating measured to contain the spread of the Covid pandemic.

A police spokesperson told CNA that in the last 24hours that ended on 06:00 local time, the Force carried out 3,151 checks throughout the government-controlled areas.

In Nicosia, 1,012 checks were carried out with 4 individuals and 1 shop owner reported, in Limassol 318 checks were carried out with 14 individuals and 1 shop owner booked, in Larnaca 4 individuals were reported following 473 checks, in Pafos 5 individuals were reported after 241 checks, in Famagusta 661 checks were carried out with 5 individuals reported, while in Morphou no violations were found during 178 checks.

Source: Cyprus News Agency