The Ministry of Health announces that today, 8 April 2022:
3 deaths were announced
They relate to:
o Male, aged 85 years, who died on 8 April[BR]o Female, aged 87 years, who died on 8 April[BR]o Female, aged 80 years, who died on 8 April
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 974.
202 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in OCYP hospitals
24 in serious condition (ICU: 3 off ventilator/4 intubated, PICU: 17)
Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 59.41%
15 patients who ceased to be infectious are still hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an ICU
.
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 80,771 diagnostic tests[BR]
[BR] 2,028 new cases were identified (total cases 454.200).
Positivity rate in all tests 2.51%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
2.997 molecular tests
188 positive cases
Positivity rate 6.27%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
77,774 rapid antigen detection tests
77,774 rapid antigen detection tests performed
1.840 positive cases
Positivity rate 2.37%
Tracing:
155 molecular tests were performed and 20 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 12.9%)
487 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 56 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.5%)
Private initiative:
1.047 molecular tests were performed, 114 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 10.89%)
30,852 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 1,230 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 3.99%)
46,922 rapid antigen detection tests were performed through the programs of the Ministry of Health
46,922 rapid antigen detection tests were performed through the programs of the Ministry of Health. 610 positive cases were detected.
Sampling points: 12,324 rapid detection tests detected 384 positive cases (positivity rate 3.12%)
Education
Primary education: 19.110 rapid antigen detection tests, 91 positive cases detected (0.48% positivity rate)[BP] Secondary Education: 10,318 rapid detection tests, 38 positive cases detected (0.37% positivity rate)[BP] Test-to-Stay: 2.641 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 20 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.76%)
Special Schools: 645 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 5 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.78%)
Other
Welfare homes: 966 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 15 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.55%) Closed facilities: 431 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 1 new case was detected (positivity rate 0.23%).
Note:
The numbers given in the communication are indicative and may vary based on final and updated data sent as part of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.
From 15 April, the announcement of positive diagnoses, deaths and hospitalisations will be made on a weekly basis.
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