The Ministry of Health announces that today, 5 April 2022:
3 deaths were announced
They relate to:
o Male, aged 96 years, who died on 4 April
o Female, aged 71 years, who died on 4 April
o Female, aged 87 years, who died on 5 April
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 949.
207 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
30 in serious condition (ICU: 4 off ventilator/6 intubated, NICU: 20)
Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 56.04%
13 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 84,718 diagnostic tests
2,987 new cases (total cases 446,999) were identified.
Positivity rate in all tests 3.53%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
3.429 molecular tests
There were 287 positive cases
Positivity rate 8.37%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
81 were performed.289 rapid antigen detection tests
Resulted in 2,700 positive cases
Positivity rate 3.32%
Tracing:
1 was performed.573 molecular tests and 60 positive cases detected (positivity rate 3.81%)
567 rapid antigen detection tests performed and 50 positive cases detected (positivity rate 8.82%)
Private initiative:
1.107 molecular tests, 162 positive cases detected (14.63% positivity rate)
31,476 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1,779 positive cases detected (5.65% positivity rate)
Through the Ministry of Health programs 49,813 rapid antigen detection tests were performed
. 921 positive cases were detected.
Sampling sites: 13,470 rapid detection tests detected 604 positive cases (positivity rate 4.48%)
Education
Primary education: 18.691 rapid antigen detection tests, 98 positive cases detected (0.52% positivity rate)
Secondary Education: 10,582 rapid detection tests, 61 positive cases detected (0.58% positivity rate)
Test-to-Stay: 4.258 rapid antigen detection tests and 51 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.2%)
Other
Welfare homes: 1 was performed.283 rapid antigen detection tests, 51 positive cases detected (3.98% positivity rate)
Closed facilities: 483 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 3 new cases detected (0.62% positivity rate)
Closed facilities: 483 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 3 new cases detected (0.62% positivity rate).
Government services: 479 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 3 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.63%)
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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