Three deaths and 2,167 new Covid-19 cases were announced on Wednesday by Cyprus` Ministry of Health.
The deaths concern three men aged 74, 77 and 81. They all died on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said. This brings the total number of deaths from Covid-19 to 833.
According to the Ministry, 161 patients with Covid-19 are being treated in hospitals. Of these, 36 are in serious condition: 23 in High Dependency Units and 13 who are intubated in Intensive Care Units. In total 64.3% of hospitalisations concern people who are not vaccinated.
On Wednesday, 96,880 tests were carried out of which 6,183 were PCR and 90,697 rapid tests – with a positivity rate of 2.24%. So far, 313,406 cases in total were recorded in the Republic of Cyprus.
The new cases concern 135 people who were found positive during contact tracing (53 from PCR, 82 fr
Source: Cyprus News Agency