The Ministry of Health announces that today, February 24, 2022:
1 death announced
This relates to:
o Male, aged 86 years, who died on 23 February
Total number of deaths with final cause of COVID-19: 834.
167 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in hospitals
37 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/15 intubated, PICU: 21)
Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 59.29%
23 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an ICU
23 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 110,229 diagnostic tests were performed
1,935 new cases were identified (total cases 315,341).
Positivity rate in all tests 1.76%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
7 were performed.085 molecular tests
289 positive cases
Positivity rate 4.08%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
103,144 rapid antigen detection tests performed
1.646 positive cases
Positivity rate 1.6%
Tracing:
376 molecular tests performed and 36 positive cases identified (positivity rate 9.57%)
745 rapid antigen detection tests performed and 59 positive cases identified (positivity rate 7.92%)
Private initiative:
1.935 molecular tests were performed, 203 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 10.49%)
47,076 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 1,023 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 2.17%)
56,068 rapid antigen detection tests were performed through the programs of the Ministry of Health
56,068 rapid antigen detection tests were performed through the programs of the Ministry of Health. 623 positive cases were detected.
Sampling points: 17,663 rapid detection tests detected 364 positive cases (positivity rate 2.06%)
Education
Primary education: 20.699 rapid antigen detection tests, 96 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.46%)
Secondary education: 9.517 rapid detection tests detected 47 positive cases (positivity rate 0.49%)
Test-to-Stay: 4 were performed.414 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 38 positive cases were detected (0.86% positivity rate)
Special Schools: 666 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 6 positive cases were detected (0.9% positivity rate)
Other
Welfare homes: 1.058 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 8 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.76%)
Closed facilities: 261 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 3 new cases were detected (positivity rate 1.15%)
Government services: 1.045 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.19%)
Note:
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