Four COVID-19 patients lost their lives and 5,202 new coronavirus cases were traced, Cyprus Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. The positivity rate stands at 4%.
The total number of patients who have died is now 650 and the number of cases 188,380.
According to the Ministry, 205 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospital, 70 of them in a critical condition. A percentage of 80% of those who are hospitalized have not been vaccinated.
Eighteen post-COVID patients who have ceased to be contagious continue to be treated in a critical condition in an Intensive Treatment Unit and are intubated.
A total of 130,076 tests were carried out on Wednesday using PCR method (14,588) and antigen rapid tests (115,488).
The four persons who have died of COVID-19 are three women and one man. A? 84 year old woman died on January 4
Source: Cyprus News Agency