The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 22, 2022:
3 deaths were announced
They concern:
Female, aged 53 years, who died on 21 March 2022
Female, aged 70 years, who died on 21 March 2022
Male, aged 92 years, who died on 21 March 2022
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 918.
151 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in hospitals[BR][BR] 26 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, PICU: 19)[BR][BR] Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 52.99%[BR][BR] 22 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an ICU[BR].
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 94,943 diagnostic tests were performed
4,673 new cases were identified (total of 387 cases.315).
Positivity rate in all tests 4.92%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
3.772 molecular tests
476 positive cases
Positivity rate 12.62%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
91,171 rapid antigen detection tests performed
4.197 positive cases
Positivity rate 4.6%
Tracing:
411 molecular tests performed and 71 positive cases identified (positivity rate 17.27%)
681 rapid antigen detection tests performed and 62 positive cases identified (positivity rate 9.1%)
Private initiative:
1.694 molecular tests were performed, 342 positive cases were detected (20.19% positivity rate)
36,324 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 2,673 positive cases were detected (7.36% positivity rate)
54,847 rapid antigen detection tests were performed through the Ministry of Health programs. 1,524 positive cases were detected.
Sampling points: 16,248 rapid detection tests detected 1,042 positive cases (positivity rate 6.41%)
Education
Primary education: 19.047 rapid antigen detection tests, 192 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.01%)
Secondary education: 10.574 rapid detection tests detected 105 positive cases (0.99% positivity rate)
Test-to-Stay: 6 were performed.158 rapid antigen detection tests and 96 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.56%)
Special Schools: 69 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
Welfare homes: 1.171 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 18 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.54%)[BR] Closed facilities: 291 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no new cases were detected (positivity rate 0%).
Government services: 608 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 9 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.48%)
Note:
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