The Ministry's announcement on the new covid cases - All information
The Ministry of Health announces that today, 2 April 2022:
3 deaths
They concern:o Male, aged 102 years, who died on April 2o Male, aged 91 years, who died on April 2o Female, aged 82 years, who died on April 2
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 940.
201 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
33 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/9 intubated, PICU: 23)
Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 52.74%
13 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 79,660 diagnostic tests[BR][BR]
A total of 3,894 new cases were identified (total cases 436,949).
Positivity rate in all tests 4.89%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR).193 molecular tests
287 positive cases
Positivity rate 8.99%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
76,467 rapid antigen detection tests performed
3.607 positive cases
Positivity rate 4.72%
Tracing:
68 molecular tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.82%)[BR]
930 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 98 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.54%)
Private initiative:
1.544 molecular tests, 215 positive cases detected (13.92% positivity rate) 42,904 rapid antigen detection tests carried out, 2,271 positive cases detected (5.29% positivity rate)
33,563 rapid antigen detection tests carried out through Ministry of Health programmes. 1,336 positive cases were detected.
Sampling points: 31,620 rapid detection tests were detected 1.193 positive cases (positivity rate 3.77%)
Other
Welfare homes: 820 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 45 positive cases detected (positivity rate 5.49%)[BR]
Closed facilities: 193 rapid antigen detection tests performed, no new cases detected (positivity rate 0.00%).
Note:
The numbers reported 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.
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