Authorities in Cyprus reported two more deaths from COVID-19 and 59 new cases on Friday. The positivity rate stands at 0.22%. At the same time 73 patients with the disease are in hospital, 30 of whom in a serious condition.
According to a Health Ministry press release 61.85% of patients with COVID-19 treated in hospital has not been vaccinated.
The total number of deaths is 554 and the total number of cases since the outbreak of the pandemic is 120,331.
Ten post-COVID patients who are no longer infectious are still treated in ICUs intubated and in a serious condition.
On Friday 26,652 tests were carried out, 4,534 by PCR method and 22,118 by antigen rapid method.
The deceased were a man aged 82 and a woman aged 54 who both passed away at Nicosia General Hospital ICU on Friday. The total number of deaths is now 554
Source: Cyprus News Agency