A total of 117 new coronavirus cases were detected on Tuesday, while no deaths of COVID-19 patients were reported, according to a press release issued by Cyprus` Health Ministry. The positivity rate is 0.23%.
The total number of deaths remains at 552, while COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic amount to 120,020.
Currently 84 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospital. The situation of 34 of them is critical, while 74.72% of those hospitalised have not been vaccinated.
Eleven post-COVID patients who ceased to be contagious continue to be treated in hospital and are intubated in a critical condition due to COVID-19 at Intensive Care Units.
A total of 51,973 tests were conducted on Tuesday using the PCR method (5,342) and antigen rapid tests (46,631).
Out of the 552 COVID-19 patients who have passed aw
SOURCE: CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY