A total of 28,414 COVID-19 cases in Cyprus during the last 14 days

In the last 14 days (21 December 2021 – 3 January 2022) 28,414 COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed, according to Cyprus National Surveillance Report issued on Friday.

The 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate is 3199.8 per 100,000 population. The median age was 28 years. Sex information was available for 25,855 (91%) cases, of which 52.3% were females, and 47.7% males.

By place of exposure, information was available for 27,850 (98%) cases, of which 3.6% were imported and 96.4% were locally-acquired.

Until January 3rd, 2022,  a total of 172,928 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Cyprus, of which 647 resulted in deaths due to COVID-19 (case fatality risk: 0.4%).

Moreover, until January 4th, 2022, 218 people were still hospitalized. The median age of patients still hospitalized due to COVID-19 is 62 years, 55.6% are males, while 34.8% of those hospitalized are from the Limassol district. 

Over the last 14 days, 165,680 PCR and 1,280,012 rapid antigen tests have been performed.