The Ministry of Health announces that today, 24 March 2022:
No deaths of patients with COVID-19 as the final cause of death
Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death: 922.
151 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in hospitals
24 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, PICU: 17)
Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 52.32%
20 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 103,263 diagnostic tests were performed
5,186 new cases were identified (total of 397 cases.205).
Positivity rate in all tests 5.02%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
3.859 molecular tests
498 positive cases
Positivity rate 12.9%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
99,404 rapid antigen detection tests performed
4.688 positive cases
Positivity rate 4.72%
Tracing:
366 molecular tests performed and 61 positive cases identified (positivity rate 16.67%)
802 rapid antigen detection tests performed and 125 positive cases identified (positivity rate 15.59%)
Private initiative:
1.742 molecular tests were performed, 367 positive cases were detected (21.07% positivity rate)
42,374 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 3,033 positive cases were detected (7.16% positivity rate)
57,030 rapid antigen detection tests were performed through Ministry of Health programs. 1,655 positive cases were detected.
Sampling points: 18,721 rapid detection tests; 1,140 positive cases detected (positivity rate 6.09%)
Education
Primary education: 18.168 rapid antigen detection tests, 178 positive cases detected (0.98% positivity rate)
Secondary Education: 10.949 rapid detection tests identified 90 positive cases (positivity rate 0.82%)
Test-to-Stay: 6 were performed.012 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 95 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.58%)
Special Schools: 68 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
Welfare homes: 1.427 rapid antigen detection tests, 22 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.54%)[BR] Closed facilities: 533 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 3 new cases were detected (positivity rate 0.56%).
Government services: 350 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.57%)
Note:
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