The number of new COVID-19 cases recorded on Friday rose to 475, Cyprus Health Ministry announced, with the positivity rate standing at 0.77%. No deaths were recorded, while 85 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospital, 36 of them in a critical condition.
The total number of confirmed cases is now 129.633 and of deaths 589. A total of 61.720 tests were carried out on Friday using the PCR method (4,747) and antigen rapid tests (56,973).
A percentage of 63.53% of the COVID-19 patients, who are currently hospitalized, have not been vaccinated.
Three post-COVID patients, who ceased to be contagious continue to be treated, in an Intensive Treatment Unit and are intubated, with their condition described as critical.
Out of the 589 COVID-19 patients who have died 377 are men (64%) and 212 are women (36%). Their median age is 76 years
Source: Cyprus News Agency