Cyprus Ministry of Health reported Saturday one death and a total of 428 new COVID-19 cases, with the number of cases rising up to 140,458. The positivity rate stands at 0.55%.
Moreover, 145 COVID-19 patients are treated in hospital, of whom 42 in a critical condition. A percentage of 79.32% of those hospitalised have not been vaccinated.
Five post-COVID patients who have ceased to be contagious continue to be treated in a critical condition in an Intensive Treatment Unit, due to COVID, and are intubated.
A total of 78,007 tests were carried out using the PCR method (9,499) and antigen rapid tests (68,508).
Out of the 608 patients who have died in Cyprus since the beginning of the pandemic 389 are men (64%), and 219 are women (36%). Their median age is 75.8 years.
Out of the 42 patients who are treated in a crit
SOURCE: CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY