Cyprus Health Ministry announced on Thursday 2 deaths from COVID, 635 new cases and 139 hospitalisations. Total deaths rose to 607 and of cases to 139,368. The positivity rate stands at 0.72%.
Of the 139 patients receiving hospital treatment, 44 are in a serious condition and according to figures 76.65% of the patients are unvaccinated.
The Ministry said that 5 post-COVID patients who are no longer infectious are getting treatment in an ICU and their condition is serious. The new cases were detected from a total of 87,780 tests (rapid and PCR).
The deceased are a female 84 years old who passed away today at the ICU of Nicosia General Hospital and a female 86 years old who passed away at a nursing home a year ago (December 20, 2020) and as the Ministry notes her death was detected during the checks done by the Health Monitoring Unit for death
Source: Cyprus News Agency