The Ministry of Health announces that today, 12 March 2022:
- 4 deaths
- Related to:
- Female, aged 98 years, who died on 11 March
- Male, aged 59 years, who died on 12 March
- Female, aged 84 years, who died on 12 March
- Male, aged 81 years, who died on 12 March
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 899.
- 110 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 17 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/5 intubated, NICU: 12)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 53.64%
- 22 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 78,517 diagnostic tests
- A total of 2,812 new cases were identified (total cases 350.688)
- Positivity rate in all tests 3.58%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.324 molecular tests
- 272 positive cases
- Positivity rate 8.18%
- Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 75.193 rapid antigen detection tests
- 2.540 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.38%
Tracing:
- 102 molecular tests were performed and 7 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6,86%)
- 916 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 93 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.15%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.406 molecular tests, 229 positive cases detected (positivity rate 16.29%)
- 42,302 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.476 positive cases (positivity rate 3.49%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 32,891 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,064 1,064 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling sites: 31.378 rapid detection tests identified 952 positive cases (positivity rate 3,03%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 597 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 19 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 3.18%)
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.
(AF)
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