The Ministry of Health announces that today, 14 April 2022:
- 4 deaths
- Related to:
- Male, aged 58 years, who died on 21 August 2021 (reported late)
- Female, aged 90 years, who died on 13 April
- Male, aged 89 years, who died on 14 April
- Male, aged 87 years, who died on 14 April
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 988.
- 157 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 31 in serious condition (ICU: 2 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 22)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 49.05%
- 10 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 67,206 diagnostic tests
- 1,421 new cases were identified (total cases 464,204).
- Positivity rate in all tests 2.11%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 3.083 molecular tests
- 177 positive cases
- Positivity rate 5.74%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 64.123 rapid antigen detection tests
- Resulted in 1.244 positive cases
- Positivity rate 1.94%
Tracing:
- 126 molecular tests were performed and 13 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.32%)
Private initiative:
- 1.144 molecular tests, 110 positive cases detected (positivity rate 9.62%)
- 22.538 rapid antigen detection tests, 782 positive cases detected (positivity rate 3.47%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 41,585 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 462 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 10,350 rapid detection tests detected 357 positive cases (positivity rate 3,45%)
Education
- Primary education: 18.287 rapid antigen detection test, 45positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.25%)
- Secondary Education: 9.630 rapid detection tests identified 34 positive cases (positivity rate 0.35%)
- Test-to-Stay: 1.426 rapid antigen detection tests and 11 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.77%)
- Special Schools: 146 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1 were performed.248 rapid antigen detection tests, 12 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.96%)
- Closed facilities: 498 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 3new cases detected (positivity rate 0.6%)
- Closed facilities: 498 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 3new cases detected (positivity rate 0.6%).
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.
From 15 April, positive diagnoses, deaths and hospitalisations will be reported on a weekly basis. The first weekly bulletin will be sent on 22 April.
(AF)
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