Lifestyle choices linked to 35% of deaths in Cyprus
Over one third of all deaths in Cyprus are associated to lifestyle factors such as smoking and lack of exercise, a public health seminar revealed on Friday.
The seminar, focusing ...
One thousand deaths from cardiovascular disease, health ministry data shows
Almost a thousand deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases were recorded in Cyprus in 2021, according to data released by the ministry of health on Friday.
Figures provided by the health monitoring ...
Cyprus recorded 14 flu-related deaths this winter
A total of 14 people have died from the flu in Cyprus in this winter, authorities said on Thursday releasing figures.
Among the deaths was an 8-year-old girl with no other ...
Nine dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through US Southeast
At least nine people died in tornadoes that destroyed homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands in the US Southeast, local officials said on Friday, and the death ...
Cyprus recorded over 6,500 deaths in 2020 with 120 from Covid
There were 6,579 deaths recorded in Cyprus during 2020, while 59,533 patients were hospitalised in general hospitals across the country, statistics published on Thursday revealed.
The figures from Cyprus’ statistical service centered on ...
Portugal reports more than 1,000 heat-related deaths
Portugal has reported more than 1,000 deaths due to the current heat wave, with the health chief warning on Tuesday that the country must gear up to cope with the effects ...
Emissions likely caused around 238 premature deaths in 2017, UNic modelling shows
Researchers from the University of Nicosia (UNic) has found that as many as 238 people likely lost their lives in 2017 due to emissions from vehicles and heat sources.
UNic researchers simulated ...
Coronavirus: Reevaluation of data shows more deaths, fewer cases
Three additional deaths from Covid were reported on Friday that relate to deaths from 2021, the ministry of health said.
They were found as government scientists reviewed the data, meaning the ...
Coronavirus: Death toll raised by ten after verifying data
The health ministry has raised the number of fatalities due to Covid-19 by 10 to 587, after verifying the data reported by the epidemiological surveillance unit previously.
The additional deaths concern seven ...
Coronavirus: Death toll revised, eight added for August, one for last December
The health ministry on Thursday revised its Covid-19 death tally, adding to the count nine more people who had not been included at the time of death.
The addition of ...
Our View: Rational thought has been another casualty of the pandemic
Apart from the loss of lives, the pandemic has also caused a loss of reason among those that govern us. Covid-19 has had a disastrous effect on rational thinking, not ...
Coronavirus: report shows Covid deaths falling in Cyprus
Cyprus has seen a significant drop in Covid-19 deaths despite an increased positivity rate, the health ministry announced on Friday.
Between February 19 and February 26, the number of Covid-related deaths on ...
Coronavirus: Grim January follows deadly December
It has been a grim January, with 61 coronavirus-related deaths so far, 24 of them in one week alone, according to figures published by the health ministry on Friday.
This follows on ...
Coronavirus: Last week the deadliest so far (updated)
Last week 22 people with coronavirus died, making this the deadliest week since the beginning of the pandemic, the latest data released by the health ministry on Tuesday showed.
According to ...