The Ministry of Health announces that today, 18 March 2022:
No deaths have been announced.
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 910.
114 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized
20 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/8 intubated, NICU: 12)
Percentage of inpatients without history of vaccination: 58.78%
22 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 99,636 diagnostic tests
A total of 3,859 new cases (total cases 370) were identified.311)
Positivity rate in all tests 3.87%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
3.968 molecular tests
Resulted in 345 positive cases
Positivity rate 8.69%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
95,668 rapid antigen detection tests performed
Resulted in 3.514 positive cases
Positivity rate 3.67%
Tracing:
382 molecular tests were performed and 35 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 9.16%)
706 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 77 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.91%)
Private initiative:
1.512 molecular tests, 241 positive cases detected (15.94% positivity rate)
40,030 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2,328 positive cases detected (5.82% positivity rate)
Through the Ministry of Health programs 55,638 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,186 positive cases were detected.
Sampling sites: 17,107 rapid detection tests; 787 positive cases detected (positivity rate 4.6%)
Education
Primary education: 19.844 rapid antigen detection tests, 121 positive cases detected (0.61% positivity rate)
Secondary Education: 11,676 rapid detection tests, 103 positive cases detected (0.88% positivity rate)
Test-to-Stay: 3.977 rapid antigen detection tests and 38 positive cases were detected (0.96% positivity rate)
Special schools: 17 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (0% positivity rate)
Other
Welfare homes: 894 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 44 positive cases were identified (4.92% positivity rate)
Closed facilities: 233 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 6 new cases were identified (2.58% positivity rate)
Closed facilities: 233 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 6 new cases were identified (2.58% positivity rate).
Government services: 1.184 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 10 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.84%)
Note:
The numbers given 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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