Cypriot health authorities on Tuesday reported two new deaths due to COVID-19 and 1,692 new cases, bringing the total tally of deaths and infections since the outbreak of the pandemic to 982 and 461,369 respectively.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health, hospitalisations dropped to 188 from 204 the day before, while patients treated in serious condition in Intensive Treatment Units and Advance Care Units increased to 31 from 29 on Monday.
A total of 66,930 tests were carried out today, with the overall daily positivity rate amounted to 2.53% from 2.71% the day before.
According to the Ministry, the new fatalities concern two women 81 and 88-years old who passed away today.
Patients receiving treatment in public hospitals declined to 188, of whom 31 are being treated in serious condition. Of the patients in serious condition, 4 are intubated, 5 are treated in ICU but not connected to a ventilator and 22 patients are in Advanced Care Units, the Ministry added.
Data show that 53.73% of the patients treated in public hospitals have no vaccination history, while 11 patients who are no longer infectious are intubated in serious condition in Intensive Treatment Units due to COVID.
According to the Ministry, PCR tests amounted to 3,056 detecting 194 positive cases with a positivity rate of 6.35%, while rapid antigen tests amounted to 63,874 after which 1,498 new infections were diagnosed, resulting to a positivity rate of 2.35%.
In the context of contact tracing, 175 PCR tests were carried out, detecting 20 new cases with a positivity rate of 11.43%.
On private initiative, 1,079 PCR tests were carried detecting 125 new cases (11.58%), whereas 21,568 rapid antigen tests were conducted, after which 942 new cases were diagnosed (4.37%).
In the context of the Ministry of Health’s testing programmes using rapid antigen tests, a total of 42,306 samples were taken detecting 556 new infections.
Following 10,045 tests carried out in the various testing sites, 423 new cases were diagnosed with a 4.21% positivity rate.
As part of testing in the education system, 18,860 rapid tests were carried out in primary schools, detecting 63 new infections with a positivity rate of 0.33%, 9,584 tests were taken in high schools after which 27 new cases were diagnosed with a positivity rate of 0.28%. Furthermore 2,134 rapid tests were carried out as part of the test-to-stay process, detecting 18 new cases (0.84%).
In the context of testing in elderly homes 1,367 rapid tests were carried out, detecting 25 new cases (1.83%), while no infections were traced following 316 tests carried out in closed structures.
Source: Cyprus News Agency