Three more COVID-19 patients die, 573 new cases announced on Tuesday

Three more COVID-19 patients have died, while 573 new cases were traced on Tuesday (positivity rate 0.92%) Cyprus Health Ministry has announced. The number of confirmed cases now stands at 107.001.

The individuals who have lost their lives are a sixty year old man who passed away on August 9 at the Intensive Treatment Unit of Nicosia General Hospital, a 37 year old woman who also died on August 9 at the Intensive Treatment Unit of Nicosia General Hospital and a 85 year old man who passed away at Limassol General Hospital.

Two hundred and sixty three COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospital. The situation of 87 of them is serious, while 87.55% of those hospitalized have not been vaccinated.

The total number of patients who have died is now 447 of whom 292 men (65%) and 155 women (35%). The median age of those who have passed away is 77 y

Source: Cyprus News Agency