The Ministry of Health announces that today, 29 March 2022:
o Male, aged 76 years, who died on March 29o Female, aged 88 years, who died on March 29
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 932.[BRP] 182 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in OCHS hospitals[BRP] 21 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/4 intubated, PICU: 16)[BRP] Percentage of hospitalized with no history of vaccination: 54.95%[BRP] 21 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
A total of 95,315 diagnostic tests[BR]
A total of 5,089 new cases were identified (total of 421 cases.603).
Positivity rate in all tests 5.34%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
4.344 molecular tests[BP] 522 positive cases[BP] Positivity rate 12.02%[BP] Total number of rapid antigen detection tests:[BP] 90,971 rapid antigen detection tests performed[BP] 4.567 positive cases
Positivity rate 5.02%
Tracing:
482 molecular tests were performed and 101 positive cases (20.95% positivity rate)[BR]
851 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 106 positive cases (12.46% positivity rate)
Private initiative:
1.696 molecular tests, 309 positive cases detected (18.22% positivity rate)
Private initiative
Through the programs of the Ministry of Health, 55,075 rapid antigen detection tests
were performed. 1,677 positive cases were detected.
Sampling points: 17,809 rapid detection tests detected 1,195 positive cases (positivity rate 6.71%)
Education
Primary education: 18.505 rapid antigen detection tests, 148 positive cases detected (0.8% positivity rate)Secondary Education: 9.846 rapid detection tests identified 91 positive cases (0.92% positivity rate)
Test-to-Stay: 5,982 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 98 positive cases were identified (1.64% positivity rate)
Other
Welfare homes: 1.117 rapid antigen detection tests, 26 positive cases detected (positivity rate 2.33%)Closed facilities: 369 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 6 new cases detected (positivity rate 1.63%)[/B] Closed facilities: 369 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 6 new cases detected (positivity rate 1.63%).
Government services: 596 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 7 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.17%)
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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