The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 21, 2022:
1 death
Announced
o Male, aged 63 years, who died on 20 March 2022
Total number of deaths with final cause of COVID-19: 915.
149 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
31 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 24)
[/B][BR]Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 54.37%
21 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 114,066 diagnostic tests
5,286 new cases were identified (total cases 382,642).
Positivity rate in all tests 4.63%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
4 were performed.740 molecular tests
482 positive cases were obtained
Positivity rate 10.17%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
109,326 rapid antigen detection tests were performed
4.804 positive cases
Positivity rate 4.39%
Tracing:
528 molecular tests were performed and 44 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.33%)
830 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 96 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.57%)
Private initiative:
1.627 molecular tests, 347 positive cases detected (21.33% positivity rate)
52,037 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 3,200 positive cases detected (6.15% positivity rate)
Through the programs of the Ministry of Health, 57,289 rapid antigen detection tests[/B] were performed. 1,604 positive cases were detected.
Sampling points: 17,900 rapid detection tests; 1,062 positive cases detected (5.93% positivity rate)
Education
Primary education: 18.418 rapid antigen detection tests, 174 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.94%)
Middle Education: 11.035 rapid detection tests identified 107 positive cases (0.97% positivity rate)
Test-to-Stay: 6 were performed.118 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 106 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.73%)
Special Schools: 816 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 6 positive cases were detected (0.74% positivity rate)
Other
Welfare homes: 1 was performed.424 rapid antigen detection tests, 45 positive cases detected (positivity rate 3.16%)
Closed facilities: 277 rapid antigen detection tests performed 2 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.72%).
Government services: 471 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.27%)
Note:
The numbers reported in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on final and updated data sent as part of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every other Friday.
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