The primary fatality from influenza A in Cyprus this 12 months was confirmed at the moment at Nicosia common hospital, the place a 43-year-old man succumbed to the virus whereas being handled within the intensive care unit.
At the moment, 5 extra sufferers stay hospitalised in ICUs throughout Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca, affected by influenza and different seasonal sicknesses, with native hospitals below vital pressure. Based on a report from Philenews, departments of pathology, pulmonology and paediatrics are reported to be working at full capability as a result of a spike in instances.
“Sadly, we recorded the primary demise brought on by influenza this 12 months,” Okypy press spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said.
“The variety of hospitalised sufferers continues to rise, and we will definitely see extra instances.”
Based on Charilaou, whereas most hospitalisations are associated to influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Covid-19 instances persist, with each day fluctuations between 30 and 35 sufferers.
Well being authorities are carefully monitoring the state of affairs, urging weak teams to get vaccinated in opposition to seasonal sicknesses to mitigate the unfold and keep away from additional hospital admissions.
